Scraps from the cutting floor:
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Should I Climb Everest in March?
Just the base camp — not the summit. Shall we? But the base camp itself is a 7-day climb. That’s after flying into Lukla, which…
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Culture Shock: Month 1 in the Himalayas
Jaymashi Sathiharu! (Hello friends!) I’m slowly but surely assimilating to the different pair of shoes for each room, using a bidet (or small pitcher of…
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I have flown to Mt. Everest & crossed a 6-lane highway on foot
Tuesday morning I took a mountain flight to see the most formidable Himalayan peaks. It was surreal to fly alongside the summit of Mt. Everest,…
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First impressions of my new home:
I have arrived in the Himalayas after 2 days of traveling. I have never seen such poverty in my life. The disparity is impossible to…