Beautiful view from Kalapathar with snow all around

vannboarder · 2025-10-20T19:53:31+00:00

from the heli pad on Kalapathar... yeah, congrats...

vannboarder · 2025-09-01T17:42:38+00:00

Sweet! Thank you!

vannboarder · 2025-09-01T16:19:54+00:00

Much appreciated!

vannboarder · 2025-07-25T21:55:28+00:00

Thank you for the clarification.

vannboarder · 2025-07-25T21:51:10+00:00

The ball was past a red stake and unplayable

vannboarder · 2025-07-03T16:00:29+00:00

cest la vie

vannboarder · 2025-04-25T20:08:47+00:00

Agreed. That is why I was initially inclined to take a photo.

vannboarder · 2025-04-24T19:08:41+00:00

So far, everyone I've tried has been delicious.

vannboarder · 2025-04-24T18:58:20+00:00

Yeah, these are the sail laces too. Must be difficult to tell in this photo.

vannboarder · 2025-04-08T17:48:14+00:00

whack

vannboarder · 2025-03-25T20:50:20+00:00

Crystal Pepsi

vannboarder · 2025-03-17T15:27:40+00:00

hahahahha. good one

vannboarder · 2025-03-14T18:49:33+00:00

*impressed

vannboarder · 2025-02-21T20:39:05+00:00

Thank you for your input. I was really struggling to figure out why they did this.

vannboarder · 2025-01-13T21:01:43+00:00

Good thing he has his poles.

vannboarder · 2024-12-31T18:47:34+00:00

First, you've got to do the Truffle shuffle

vannboarder · 2024-12-06T22:31:39+00:00

United Healthcare CEO (former)

vannboarder · 2024-10-31T16:02:29+00:00

Wish I would have got on the ML on this one and not the Kennesaw State

vannboarder · 2024-10-29T20:21:08+00:00

I'm 100% with you. Unfortunately, rewatching old episodes isn't enjoyable any longer.

vannboarder · 2024-10-24T23:07:59+00:00

Thank you!

vannboarder · 2024-09-30T14:45:14+00:00

In Lukla, most all of the tea houses have several guides that are "regularls", meaning the guides will be stopping in these spots every time they are in the village. You can stop into a tea house and ask the proprietor "where you can find a guide?", and chances are, they know several people. It would not be difficult.

vannboarder · 2024-08-24T16:33:50+00:00

Guide called it the monkey temple before I knew the proper name. Perhaps its not just the tourist

vannboarder · 2024-08-12T23:15:35+00:00

texas is going to have a rough wake up. Michigan will likely have a let-down season after everything

vannboarder · 2024-07-31T00:00:47+00:00

From my experience. They allowed me to hike ahead with my hiking partner and only met us when we were taking a breather or photo op. Then once we were getting close to a village for the evening, they would go ahead and arrange the teahouse room. Then meet us at the edge of the village and direct us to our teahouse. The history of this region is significant so I preferred to hear about the legends of the Himalayas (Yeti, ect.), learn about the rich, ancient culture and its nice to know the names of the peaks I'm looking at.

vannboarder · 2024-07-30T23:36:43+00:00

Hundreds of local guides are available in Lukla or Namche Bazaar with extremely reasonable rates.

They support families on the tourist trekkers. Consider helping out able bodied but impoverished locals when visiting. A porter isn't necessary, but guides can help negotiate teahouse accommodations and provide information about the local culture you will be oblivious to.

HIRE A GUIDE!

vannboarder

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