Everest and Lhotse

Escape by helicopter

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October 7th 2012
On arrival in Kathmandu, we got the bad news. We were due to fly out to Lukla the next day to begin our Everest trek but Lukla airport had been closed for 4 days due to bad weather. Tomorrow may be OK, they said, but it wasn't. The next morning Kathmandu Domestic Terminal was a sea of would-be trekkers going nowhere. At lunchtime all the airlines gave up and we spent the afternoon sightseei ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Namche

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more