Back to reality
May 28th, 2008 at 2:34 pm |
Team Marie Curie arrived back in Kathmandu late last night after a helicopter ride from Pheriche in the Khumbu Valley.
Many helicopter crashes have been caused by the thinner air at Base Camp – so teams walk down the valley to a safer altitude.
Team Marie Curie walked for six hours, at first over massive boulders and ankle breaking rubble. But gradually the scenery became greener and the oxygen thicker.
The team arrived at Pheriche just before sundown on Monday, May 26.
The next day, after five hours of sitting in a yak field with a 700kg pile of luggage, a Russian MI17 eventually arrived to take them back to Kathmandu.
Once in Kathmandu, Sir Ranulph Fiennes hopped on a flight back to the UK.
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May 29th, 2008 at 1:36 am
Welcome back ( almost) to Ran, Mike Kobold and co.
the DeJulios
May 29th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
wellcome home Ran
May 29th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Dear Sir Fiennes,
I’m leaving this comment to say well done for doing so well on your trip, and thank you for helping my sister, Amanda, when she injured her neck just before you flew back to Kathmandu. She is slowly getting better. Also to anyone who can help, is it possible to get copies of the photos from this website? Thank you again,
Jessica.x