Faces of Nepal (2002
& 2008)
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2002:
In 2002 I did a short acclimatization
trip in the Langtang area before heading to the Tibetan-side basecamp of Cho-Oyu to make my second (unsuccessful) attempt to climb its
8201m summit (see here).
Man with two children in the Langtang
valley.
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Small yak cheese making facility.
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2008:
In 2008, for almost two months I trekked
from the western side of Nepal (starting near Darchula)
to central Nepal (ending at Arughat). This was the
first half of my west-to-east traverse of Nepal. I completed the traverse in
2011. The following photos are approximately in chronological order.
People of the remote village of Chetty,
where cannabis is a major crop.
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Left: Women carrying freshly cut
cannabis stems. Right: Men hand spinning wool; local people make their own warm
wool clothes, including these beautiful jackets and pants.
Men smoking chillums (straight
funnel-shaped pipes).
Woman with flowers in her hairs.
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Nice hat!
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During the Dashain festival.
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Man with a chillum.
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Young girls in Chaurikot.
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Monk apprentices in the Buddhist gompa
of Hurikot village.
Women in the village of Pungma.
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Making buckwheat pancakes.
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Morning puja in Dhorpatan.
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Drying rice-based delicacies.
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Children in the villages of Samdo and Samagao.
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Women with prayer wheels.
Ringin Dorje Lama, a famous mani stone
carver in Kokwa village.
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Right: Waiting for the bus in Arughat on a cold misty morning.
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