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To Kathmandu

Submitted by Logan Kemper on Tue, 09/28/2010 - 7:24am

Crossing the border from China to Nepal was strange. We had to walk across the "Friendship Bridge" but they wouldn't allow us to take any pictures! Driving from the border to Kathmandu was the scariest part of the trip. There were many rockslides on the road and cars and trucks going both directions over the one lane road. Our bus got stuck in the mud and we had to get out and walk while they tried to free it! It took 6 1/2 hours to reach Kathmandu. We passed a lots of waterfalls in the steep canyon. Traffic was insane in Kathmandu. They drive on the opposite side of the road and cars come in every direction. There seems like there are no rules and everybody honks their horns. We went to a Buddhist temple for sunset. Last night of the trip besides the airplane ride!

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Mt. Everest!!

Submitted by Logan Kemper on Tue, 09/28/2010 - 7:16am

This morning it was still cloudy when we woke and we were sad we could not see the mountain. We went up to the tent camp 4 kilometers from the guesthouse to see what it looked like from there. We decided to take the bus to Mt. Everest Base Camp. When we got there the weather began to clear and after climbed the hill for a better view the clouds cleared and we could see Mt. Everest! It was an unbelievable sight! The mountain peak was above the tallest clouds. We were only allowed 45 minutes at base camp and the time went real fast. I took lots of pictures!

We then left Everest and began our drive to Zhangmu over a dirt road and several mountain passes. It was a pretty drive but we didn't stop much because the drivers were in a hurry. Driving into Zhangmu was scary, the road was narrow and winding. Cars were going both ways and our drivers used their horn a lot! We got there just before dark.

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Drive to Mt. Everest

Submitted by Logan Kemper on Tue, 09/28/2010 - 7:07am

This morning we woke up at 3:30 in the morning so we could get to the lookout in time for sunrise. It was dark and snowing out and we could hardly see the road. At least we couldn't see the edge of the cliff through the snow. When we got to the lookout we could barely see 20 feet ahead of us so we didn't stay there but continued to Rongbuk Monastery where we would be spending the night. By the time we got there the snow had stopped but it was still cloudy and we couldn't see Mt. Everest. We spent time sitting in the guesthouse writing our version of the "Twelve Days of Tibet" it was a lot of fun! In the afternoon the clouds rose a bit and we could see part of Mt. Everest so everyone was a bit happier. It was really cold sleeping in the Monastery Guesthouse, there was no heat and we are at 16,700 feet in elevation. We used sleeping bags on the rock hard beds.

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Drive to Shegar

Submitted by Logan Kemper on Sat, 09/25/2010 - 8:13pm

Today we drove over the highest mountain pass of the trip. It is 17,121 feet high, i was amazed i could breathe. We took a side trip off of the main road to Sakia Monastery, it looked like a medieval fortress. We spent a long time taking pictures here. Where we wpent the night is 223 feet lower than the top of Mt. Whitney.

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Drive to Shigatse

Submitted by Logan Kemper on Sat, 09/25/2010 - 8:04pm

While driving to Shigatse we went over a 17,000+ mountain pass called Shugu La. On the way we took pictures of farmers cutting their wheat crops by hand. When we got to Shigatse the group went out to take pictures but i had to stay back to do homework.

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