Near Deboche

From Lobuche to Deboche

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April 17th 2013
Thursday 11th April Up until now we had been walking in bright sunshine every day with very dry conditions underfoot producing a very fine dust. We had occasionally passed drifts of snow which had obviously been there for some time but we had not had to walk on snow at all. On Wednesday evening, however, it snowed whilst we were staying at the lodge in Lobuche. On the Thursday we awoke to find th ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Pheriche

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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