Tag: Mt Everest
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Namaste, Nepal: Ain’t No Mountain Higher (or, the day I went to see Mt Everest)
It’s freezing when my alarm goes off at 4.30 a.m. Due to its elevation (2,200 metres above sea level), Nagarkot is cold. I’ve only a threadbare duvet cover on the bed and the tip of my nose is freezing. I can see my breath in the air as I arise from my slumber and go…
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Namaste, Nepal: Lost in the Light
Is there word for something that is worse than atrocious? Atrociouser? More atricious? Whatever it is, it doesn’t even come close to describing these roads that I’m currently bumping and jolting along as we wind our way up into the mountains towards Nagarkot. I’m squeezed into front seat of a tiny little van. The driver…
Postcards From Dan 