Apr 13, 2009 | Mountaineering
April 12, 2009 Easter Sunday Tengboche Namaste and Happy Easter: Today was my favorite day of the trip. Bud, Puchhanga and I started with a short Easter Communion Service in the room while Mingma, who is a Buddhist, looked on respectfully. At the end of the day,...
Apr 11, 2009 | Mountaineering
April 11, 2009 Namche Bazaar Namaste: We had a delightful day today visiting Mingma’s Mom at the house where Mingma was raised in a little village about 2-hours outside Namche Bazaar. The house was built 30-years ago by Mingma’s Mom and Dad. Mingma is...
Apr 9, 2009 | Mountaineering
April 10, 2009 Namche Bazaar Not to worry, I feel GREAT! But, poor Bud Allen developed an intestinal problem on the trek to Namche Bazaar and wasn’t feeling so good. When he arrived in Namche, his conditioned worsened, and he started feeling flu-like symptoms...
Apr 9, 2009 | Mountaineering
April 9, 2009 Namche Bazaar Namaste Family & Friends. I am writing this from the cybercafe in Namche Bazaar. The climb from Phakding to Namche Bazaar took about 5-1/2 hours, with an elevation gain of about 2,700 feet. The elevation gain is actually much more...
Apr 8, 2009 | Mountaineering
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Apr 7, 2009 | Mountaineering
Kathmandu, Nepal April 6, 2009 In previous posts, I have reported on the political situation in Tibet, which resulted in the closure of the North side of Mt. Everest in 2008 and the closure of the North side once again this year. Politics has been in the news in...
