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Source ISBN: 9780008319182
Ebook Edition © October 2018 ISBN: 9780008319205
Version: 2018-09-27
To the Sherpa people,
the real heroes of the mountain
Contents
Marina – Am I worried? Not yet
CHAPTER NINE: DIFFERENT ENDINGS
Marina – Breaking radio silence
13/4/18 – ARRIVAL KATHMANDU
14/4 – LUKLA (2,800 metres)
15/4 – NAMCHE BAZAAR (3,400 metres)
16/4 – TRAIL TO PANGBOCHE (4,100 metres)
17/4 – PUJA CEREMONY, PANGBOCHE MONASTERY (with Lama Nawang Pal)
18/4 – TRAINING CLIMB (to 5,000 metres)