- that first day (ll);
- donkeys (ll);
- losing two of the team (ll);
- EBC (hl);
- our landing at Phaplu and our take off from Lukla (hl);
- getting back to the Radisson (those showers!) (hl); and
- seeing the last rays of the sun on Everest (hl)
by Sam
As for
highlights - the Nepali people, dawn at Dingboche with fresh snow and clear
skies, descending anywhere, the wee dram of Dalwhinnie from Roy at EBC, the
weather which gave us great views of the Himalaya, yak shit fires, ascertaining
how many words there are for various parts of the male and female anatomy, Rajat
Roy's singing and seeing that photo of him with voluminous hair from his heavy
metal drumming days, Silk Air Hostesses, Thamel, exchange rates, apple jacks,
Kathmandu Airport, weight loss and fitness, friendship and conversation, dhal
bhat, squat toilets, rooms with postcard views, our diversion through Phaplu,
especially the landing, Herman Helmer's, the Garden of Dreams, Pashupatinath and
Boudhanath, Pringles cans, homemade chilli, no TV, email or phones, the Barber
of Lukla,. . .
The not so good - donkey shit village
comes to mind, landslide bridge, the day the porters lost 2 bags, not flying
into Lukla, numerous toilet experiences and the constant "venting", Peter and
Marc missing out on EBC, yak shit fires left to go out, losing to Chris at cards
(that should be on everyone's list of low lights), my boots deciding to fall
apart, dust, ascending anywhere, Nepali guards with various ageing rifles and
machine guns, watching small people labour up big mountains with massive loads,
Kathmandu Airport, exhaustion and headaches, needing to pee in the middle of the
night, Laurie's snoring, Rachel's bowels, warm Tang, my snooker game, Yak
cheese, . . .
Grant
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