August 30, 2018
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- Shuttling gear through a road closure on the way to the border (Phunuru Sherpa)
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- Road washout en route to border (Phunuru Sherpa)
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- Boudhanath Stupa (Dallas Glass)
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- Prayer Wheels outside the Boudhanath Stupa (Dallas Glass)
Phunuru checked in overnight with great news from Ghate Khola, which is just a 10-minute walk to the Tibet border. He reports: “The road is not as bad as we thought. We left Kathmandu at 5:00am and reached Dhunche by 11:45am for lunch.â€
After waiting for some time at a landslide near Dhunche, Phunuru and the Sherpa team shuttled our loads across the washout, with the help of some local porters. It took the Sherpa and Porters only an hour and a half to get all the expedition gear transported. A couple more hours by truck and the advanced team arrived at Ghate Khola.
Phunuru is optimistic that Dallas and the climbing team will be able to make good time to the border after they receive their visas. Back in Kathmandu, the team had a great day visiting the sights. The team made their way to Boudhanath Stupa and the Monkey Temple.
Great day in Nepal!
Greg Vernovage