It's pretty nice to wake up next to waterfalls and ponies out your window.

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Hong Kong and Nepal Day 1 - uploaded!


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Nepal!

Our trip back from Pokhara to Kathmandu yesterday was interesting. The 7 hour bus ride lasted about 6 hours, and by that I mean, the bus came to a stop just outside of town.

It turns out that the whole city was shut down in protest of a killing by Maoists. So, after learning we'd be sitting for 3 hours, and that it was a two hour walk into ( Read more... )

Bronchitis at 11,600ft = FAIL. Now that I'm back down at 3000ft, and still can't climb stairs without getting light-headed, I know it wasn't just altitude sickness. But reduced lung capacity + 661mbars of air pressure (66% that at sea level) meant I couldn't sleep, much less walk. So I was miserable for a couple of 'acclimatization' days, then ( Read more... )

Ash and I are in Chame, elevation 9000 feet. I got sick on day 2, and spend day 3 walking at the pace of an Indian Grandmother. She had a porter, I keep telling myself ( Read more... )

Ash is as beautiful as ever, and extremely happy to see a familiar face. I am equally happy to be reunited with the other half of Team HugCookie. It feels perfect ( Read more... )

My 12-hour layover in Hong Kong has been amazing. I won't spoil it for those receiving postcards (and before I can post pictures), but I'll just say, this aventure is off to a great start ( Read more... )

I went to the Girls Education International event at Feathered Friends tonight. Attedance was low, there were serious mac/windows/projector issues, and the presentation was far from polished. But climbers with beer in hand get along famously, so all was well ( Read more... )

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