Mountain Machine Does Kala Pattar

Day #14 - Descending Kala Pattar (Team Phot First)

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November 29th 2012
Posing for one last photograph at the top of Kala Pattar (5550m), the “Mountain Machine” began the descent back down to Gorak Shep. For some reason, it had been decided earlier in the trip we needed a team name – so “Mountain Machine” was chosen, which had its origins as a reference to Arnold Schwarzenegger and requires the reader to say it in the words of Arnie himself. The journey do ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Gorak Shep

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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