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Two days ago, the Caudwell Xtreme Everest team arrived in my village ? Namche Bazaar. This is a village situated at 3450m. I stayed around the lodge, but my father, uncle, and big brother walked down to Monjo to help with the luggage belonging to the team.

Monjo is a village in between Lukla and Namche. Lukla is where the airport is. From Kathmandu, people fly into Lukla in very small aircraft. Only about 18 passengers can fit in each plane. I have heard trekkers talking about how exciting the flight is. You can see mountain peaks all around, and there is snow on the highest ones. Even in Namche we have snow.

In the morning the sky is blue, but after lunch the clouds come in. Yesterday, there was a snowstorm and we had to all get together to stay warm. Fortunately, we have thick, hairy skin.

My father and uncle carried a load of travel bags up to Namche. I saw many more of these bags arriving with other yaks. There must be a lot of bags and other equipment being carried up for this team. My brother carried large baskets filled with supplies for the shops in Namche. They contained toilet rolls and crackers. I never use a toilet, or toilet paper, but the Caudwell Xtreme Everest team use on in their lodge. They have to put the toilet paper in a bin after they have used it, because the sewage system is quite basic. In most of the people?s houses there is just a small hut in the garden, with a hole in the ground for a toilet. What are the toilets like in your country?

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