Tag: Flight
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Day 1 Travelling to Nepal 4th April
So at the request of Aunty Sue here is Day 1 of us on our way to do the Everest Base Camp hike (hopefully). We had a bit of surprise yesterday to find our flight had been brought forward about 4 hours. So we gathered up our gear, arranged a hotel, said our goodbyes then…
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Day 8 Kathmandu to Lukla attempt
Day 8 and unfortunately it was a bit of a bust. Today was the day we were supposed to fly up to Lukla airport on the mountain. It is considered one of the most dangerous airports in the world due to extremely short 527-meter runway,12% steep gradient, and high altitude (9,334 ft). Unfortunately all this…
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Day 9 Kathmandu to Lukla to Phakding
Day 9 – what a long day! We got up at 4:30 again to head to the airport to take our helicopter flight. We had been told it was leaving at 6:45 but once we got there it was clear that wasn’t happening. They weighed us and our bags then checked us in. Then we…