Rivendell - not as nice as in the movies

Day #10 - Tengboche to Pangboche Pt 2

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November 25th 2012
Setting off down the valley, with the clouds more or less cleared afforded some beautiful views of Ama Dablam, Everest and Lhotse Shar. Todays trek to Pangboche was a short and easy walk of some 2 hours, descending about 150m, crossing over the smaller Imja Khola river, before ascending fairly steeply uphill by 250m into Pangboche. The journey was interesting if a little uneventful. Along the ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Tengboche

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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