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Asia, part VII: Nepal

Richard Rosss
2006-04-03 13:48:19

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BBC news! On TV they showed pics of the 50th ann celebrations in Kathmandu and Edmund...his son is the spitting image! We had decided to come home early as we needed to wash and the boredom gets to you after a while!

Today we flew out of Lukla back to Kathmandu which was boiling hot and still as chaotic. There are loads of banners everywhere left over from yesterday's street parades. Had a long shower, scraped off my clothes and took them to the laundry and shaved my beard off {I was a Bin Laden lookalike!]. I never want to see a mt again or trek, would I recommend it...only if you are mental! Its alot tougher [ended up walking 140ks round trip] than I imagined and the altitude really kills! I forgot to mention...whilst we were on the circuit world record attempts were made on the mt. The latest completed yesterday,was 10.5hrs from base camp to summit! I think if i was at sea level I could complete a half marathon...I feel fit but totallt drained!

I think over the next few days, I will chill here, eat loads of steak and drink loads! I want to go Bengal tiger shooting/spotting in the West and rafting, so my schedule is pretty packed! Keep an eye out for the party on the 29th - it should be on the BBC/ABC as its full of ozzies... website is worldexpeditions.com.au

The path is fairly good but covered in stones which makes walking hard. There are many memorials on route to the dead climbers/sherpa's that the mountain has taken over the years!

29/5 - 29/5 - 31/5 - relaxed in Kathmandu. Did my washing, watched crappy movies and ate loads of cow!

1/6 - 4/6 Pokhara = Caught the bus with Boaz (my Israeli mate I met in Shanghai) to Pokhara. The ride was fun for the first hr, but it was OK. After arriving we met Boaz's mate who took us to Everest Steak House for monster steaks...yummy! Then we just relaxed and watched a movie at nite.
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