Blogs from Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia - page 33

Well, got up at 4:30 am to get to airport for flight into Lukla to start Base Camp trek... but they overbooked the plane... Luckily the guide is with me, so the rest of the group will just have to wait until we get there -- the planes have to fly before noon or it gets socked in -- they are small 14 seat short-takekoff and landing -- the runaway at Lukla is built right on the edge of a cliff -- have a flight out at 10:00 -- mountain isn't going anywhere :) Didn't get much sleep last nite -- still running on adrenaline and anticipation of what's to come. Will let you all know how things were in a couple of weeks -- take care, Cam ... read more

Hi, Sorry I don't have time to answer some of your individual messages and e-mails... This computer is sooooo slow....!! I am getting up at 4:30 this morning to fly out to Lukla to begin the trek into Everest Base Camp!! I probably will not get the opportunity to e-mail or phone call until I get back out in 2 weeks... If I sat down with you for an hour I could not possibly describe what an incredible day I have had -- it has been a real emotional roller coaster ride starting with flying into Kathmandu and seeing the beauty of the mountains while listening to album Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" on Sony Walkman... Things have been magically falling into place like some invisible guiding force is bringing things together... and I ... read more

EVEREST..... WOW Because it was there, was the famous speech made by Sir Edmund Hillary when asked why he climbed to the summit of Mount Everest.... our reponse if someone would have asked why we climbed to base camp would have been...because we told people we were going to....that was the only motivation keeping our group going up. The experience started with a short 28 minute flight between two sets of mountain ranges and the plane being a little 16 seater with terrible turbulance and the runway of the airport at about a 30 degree angle and roughly 50 meters long, Scary to say the least. We got off the plane and started our first day a nice relaxing 3 hours walk to where we stayed the first night. This seemed like a piece of cake, ... read more

16 och 17 Mars: 6.30 pa morgonen korde taxin ut oss till flygplatsen varifran var "Mountain Flight" over Himalayas bergskedja avgick. Efter lite forseningar pa grund av vadret kom vi antligen ivag. Alla passagerare fick varsin fonsterplats i det lilla propellerplanet som endast rymde 20 platser. Forst fick vanstra sidan av planet avnjuta den maktiga utsikten varefter planet vande och hogra sidan fick chansen. Vi fick ocksa chansen att ga fram (dubbelvikta i det lilla planet... Johan blev fotad av turisterna) till kockpit for en forstaparkettvisning av bergen. Sofie hade turen att fa ga fram just da planet vande och flog rakt emot Mount Everest (8850m). Nar vi kom tillbaka till Kathmandu Guest House blev vi forflyttade till ett annat hotell pa grund av overbokning. Det gjorde ingenting eftersom vi fick ett betydligt finare och dyrare ... read more

SULL'HIMALAYA IN WALLS E SCARPE DA GINNASTICA Cronache da 4000 metri di altitudine Non voglio mettermi fretta: questo è già un atteggimento velenoso del XX secolo. Se vuoi fare qualcosa in fretta significa che non te ne importa più niente e vuoi passare a fare altro. Robert M. Pirsig E così il 4 parte la Grande Avventura! Il primo passo da compiere è quello di raggiungere il piccolo villaggio punto di partenza del trekking. Arrivarci è già un'impresa ardua: anche se le guide parlan del Langtang come del trekking di più facile accesso da Kathmandu, per percorrere qualcosa come 140 km impieghiamo 10 ore. Di mattina prestissimo, dopo aver lasciato il bagaglio in eccesso in hotel, andiamo all'autostazione e prendiamo il bus. La strada si arrampica su per le montagne e offre piacevoli scorci del Ganesh ... read more