Day 1 - Thursday 31st July 2003

Fly Into Lukla (8,000 Ft)  

Followed by short hike, just to get used to it.

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Map of Lukla

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Lukla is a two-yak town, but why you need a map when you can see from one end of street to the other.
Lukla Market

 

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There is an Ox's head underneath the umbrella which my picture fails entirely to capture.

It was nice to see the dogs roaming round though.

Lukla Street

 

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A typical street, a few people, more Yaks and a smell that can't be photographed.
A Sherpa

 

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Not one of ours I hasten to say, but the carrying of loads like this was quite a common site.

This young chap looked in his teens, though we did see some a lot younger.

To Phakding

 

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First excitement of the trip, if you don't count the flight in was when we had to take a detour - off Piste. 

Rain had washed away what has been the road, leaving us to scramble up and down the hill sides.