Mac's Namche fun!

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I arrived with the Logisitics team in Namche, via Sangboche, by helicopter, accompanied by some of the Namche equipment. Sonam, the Lodge manager, greeted us at the door and showed us the facilities. Having contracted meningitis 10 years ago, he is completely deaf and carries with him a notebook on which to jot down notes to communicate with.

It took in the region of 6 hours to bring all our equipment down from Sangboche. Without the majority of the equipment to hand, we spent most of the day constructing a shelter in which to house the 3 Honda generators and running cable from them to the ?power? area. This is a table on which is housed the Victron unit and batteries. We did all we could for the day and after a hearty meal we were ready for bed.

The next day we were advised that we could expect another helicopter load to arrive soon with the remainder of our kit for Namche and all the equipment for Pheriche. This was met with enthusiasm, until we were then told that the Nepalese Civil Aviation Authority had changed the rules and helicopter flights directly into Pheriche were banned. From Sangboche the equipment would then be trekked to Pheriche by porters through rugged mountain terrain. Lee and I looked at each other and simultaneously said, ?The exercise bikes won?t survive the journey!? At 90 kilograms in weight, they had been packed whole, with the expectation they would have to endure no more than a gentle walk of a hundred yards or so to the Pheriche laboratory. It would be extremely difficult for porters to negotiate the tight and twisting tracks.

Within minutes, we heard the sound of an approaching helicopter and I called Kit Spencer to find out what was happening. Lee volunteered to make the short, but exhausting trip, back up to the Sangboche airstrip, to report on what equipment had arrived. I spoke to Kit and he reassured me that the equipment could still be helicoptered into Pheriche and Lee confirmed that the remainder of Namche?s equipment had arrived, along with some of the food supplies for Everest Base Camp.

Comments on this article

By: stephanie perrythorne

When: 31st Mar 2007 10:40

hi bro its your devon crew here, looks like your in your heaven up there.

glad to see all is going well and you and the team are on track.

look after yourself, we are looking foward to seeing you when you return, maybe a bar b q on the beach.

love sis steve arusha and eden.

By: anand ahuja	When: 28th Mar 2007 21:50
We eagerly look forward to latest news about the team. Our very best wishes to all for a very succesful and rewarding expedition.

By: Keebs

When: 27th Mar 2007 18:20

Mac,

Great to read the blogs. Enjoy the view.

All the best,

Keebs

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