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Kangchenjunga 09 01 Crossing Dangerous Landslide I had to cross not only this landslide, but also another two right after this one, on the way to the top of the ridge from Torontan (2990m) on the way back from…
Kangchenjunga 09 02 Yamphudin House Outside The man who ran the campground at Omji Khola (2340m) recommended we stay at his house in Yamphudin (1690m). Here it is from the outside with very tall Buddhist…
Kangchenjunga 09 03 Yamphudin House My Room Inside
Kangchenjunga 09 04 Yamphudin House Toilet So, how do they do their, you know ...? Here is the toilet at Yamphudin. It's a porcelain set of feet with a chute. Although it is initially hard on our Western…
Kangchenjunga 09 05 Yamphudin House Family Three Generations I was especially lucky to stay with this family at Yamphudin on a special day, a large Hindu festival called Dasain. The grandfather of our house is an elder of…
Kangchenjunga 09 06 Bridge between Mamankhe and Pumpe The sun came out early and it was a hot as we trekked from Yamphudin to Sinchewa Bhanjyang. We crossed the new bridge between Mamankhe and Pumpe, with the old…
Kangchenjunga 09 07 Nima Dorje Cooks at Sinchewa Bhanjyang
Kangchenjunga 10 01 Suketar Guarded by Military and Police What a tough last day on my Kangchenjunga trek. After descending 810m from Sinchewa Bhanjyang, we crossed a stream and then it was uphill 1150m to the top of…
Kangchenjunga 10 02 Kangchenjungat Sunrise From Suketar
Kangchenjunga 10 03 Tibetan Breakfast Room at Suketar I had my breakfast in this great Tibetan room in Suketar. I noticed a few neat Tibetan hats, and Danger Dangles and the Zig-Zagger jumped in.
Kangchenjunga 10 04 Yeti Airlines Stewardess at Suketar Danger Dangles and the Zig-Zagger being held by a nice friendly young stewardess in front of Yeti Airlines at the airport in Suketar. Now, we thought that the…