Top of the World: photos from Nepal
there's maybe 50 days max a year this good? The rest of days; 
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'Top of the World'
Hunters from the Hungarian 'Safari Club International' hunting Blue Sheep? 'Dhorpatan' 6 x pax, guns, ammo, booze, batteries, tents, kitchen sink & more; 9,927' @ 24oC, AS350B3+ Nepal
VF, lovely photos as always (although I'll keep my opinion of people who'll travel to kill exotic animals to myself). One question - when were those buildings put up at Annapurna Base Camp? Had the privilege of walking up to there in 1979 and nothing permanent was established then.
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Namaste Thud & Blunder, will agree with You totally on the animal hunters 
small consolation 
it is Nepal's only Hunting reserve 
Hunting Animals « Nepal Hunting Safari
Some Annapurna South Base Camp lodges & permanent dwellings are a there a good few years now, maybe 10?
small consolation it is Nepal's only Hunting reserve Hunting Animals « Nepal Hunting Safari
Some Annapurna South Base Camp lodges & permanent dwellings are a there a good few years now, maybe 10?
- The reserve extends over an area of 1325 sq. km and is the only hunting reserve in the country to meet the sports hunting needs of Nepalese and foreign hunters of blue sheep and other game animals. The higher elevations remain snow-capped throughout the year. Altitudes vary from 3000 m. to more than 7000 m. The flat meadows above tree line (4000 m), locally known as Patan, is divided into six blocks for hunting management purposes.
- The reserve is surrounded by villages on all sides except the north. Local people depend on the reserve to meet their requirements for wood, fuelwood, fodder, and pasture. The refugee camp near the reserve headquarters has put more human pressure in the forest. Every year livestock grazing activities begin from February and last until October. More than 80,000 livestock enter the reserve
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Namaskar, VF, and dhanyabad(sp?) for the comprehensive reply. I'm glad I didn't have to carry any of those building materials up there on foot, mind!
On stand-bye rescue duty @ Ghara 5,789' AS350B (middle of pic) for runners across Nepal
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rescue (frost bite & altitude sickness) 'Barutse' 18,011' @ 4oC, Sulo Khumbo region 4 x PAX & tons of cargo AS350B3+ - Nepal
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'Top of the World'
on Approach to VNLK 9,500' Lukla, claimed to be the Worlds most dangerous airport, note the the upslope, plus one way strip. Nepal
'Ama Dabla' mountain (22,493') rescue mission completed, home bound viewed from about 21,000' AS350B3+ - Nepal 
