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May 15, 1990 Langtang Glacier – Nepal – Journal Entry

May 28, 2023 – 6:47 pm

The trail has left behind the trees and flowers. The villagers are surrounded by millet and sorghum fields. Beyond this cultivation are rough fields of high-altitude grass. Yaks lazily chomp their cuds under the watch of young masters. They gather the yak paddies to dry in the sun. The main source of heat in the […]

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May 14, 1990 – Langtang Glacier – Nepal – Journal Entry

May 22, 2023 – 1:24 pm

As promised the trek across the landslide was tricky. Loose shale and rocks under foot. Dorge said two houses were swept away by the avalanche. “No one was killed. One man still missing.” He said this with resignation to the danger of living in the Himalayas. Miriam picks her way across the wasteland. Her feet […]

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May 13, 1990 – Langtang Trek, Nepal – Journal Entry

May 21, 2023 – 10:42 am

I wish my camera was functional. The scenery and people are amazing. I speak with two German trekkers. Dieter is in his 40s. Thin and fit. His hiking partner is Miriam. She has decided to not wear boots and go barefoot like some of our Sherpas. She attacks me for hiring them as slaves.Lance says, […]

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May 12, Rinche – Lama Hotel – Langtang – Journal Entry

May 18, 2023 – 9:51 am

Day two and we dined with the Sherpa porters, cooks and guides by a campfire. There is no electricty in this valley other than our flashlights and my Sony World Band radio.I turn it on getting a scratchy Nepali station playing local music sounding much like Indian music. The Sherpa are happy and break out […]

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May 12, 1990 – Langtang Trek – Journal Entry

May 17, 2023 – 9:46 am

We lunch next to a roaring cataract in a small inn. Flyblown as usual, although not as bad as the restaurant at the trailhead. We are three hours out of Syabu where we lodged last night. Lance and I are not roughing it like the foreign trekkers huffing under the weight of their packs. At […]

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