Top of the World: photos from Nepal

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on the job

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farming soil maintenance by Helicopter

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VNPL

Phaplu finally gets a black top

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(Air) Busses @ work

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Om

Yeti Lodge ~ Phakding Dudh Koshi (river) H

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Sagarmatha through Muttlies eyes

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Mountain flight, from the office

the scene looking into the Western Khumb (tomb) most serious place to fly into for t/o & landings one way in, same way out, with landings from 20,000' to 24,000' inside the dead mans zone click from ~ 21,000'

Sagarmath left, Lohtse centre, Nuptse right Khumb Icefall centre & down (the scene of most of all deaths of Climbers on the Everest climb + one B205, + one Mil8, + one Pilatus Porter now swalled up in the river of ice)

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YaY look Ma Mount Pumeri

Kalaphhatar H

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offfice scenes

look Ma we climbed Mount Kalapathar & we Photoshopped a Helicopter in for fun Mount Pumeri in the back

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on the job

[condor17]

VF , thank you for all 135 pages ...and counting . It's certainly different from seeing the seasons change from the skies over Wessex .

thanks and keep her Blue side up

rgds condor

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coffee time

Cheers Condor17 many thanks

[Dead on Time]

Crikey VF!

love your pictures as always...but re #2681 The North Face, isn't that out of Nepalese territory?

DoT

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Gorokshhep

Hey DoT

Yep the North face is totaly in Tibet, the click is from just inside Nepal NNW from Sagarmatha (Everest)

Happy Happy

[Dead on Time]

VF,

glad you can see those map lines from your lofty perch

such cojones (x2) VF!

back to lurk mode, best as always,

DoT

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TR Safe

Thanks DoT

[timprice]

Nice to see a fresh breath of air on PPRUNE
Views are stunning

[22clipper]

eeny meeny miny moe

Now why that particular terrace VF, why not the one below or the one above? Or was it like a lot of my landings? ie the one with the cow pat, or ant mound, or poison ivy, or pop up sprinkler, or.......

[Rotor Work]

Interesting graphic on scaling Mt Everest

Scaling Mt. Everest: A scroll up the icy path - Washington Post

Hey VF, Helicopters get a mention at 23000 ft.
And also the controversy at 20500 ft
Keep posting those great photos.
Fly Safe
RW

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eXtra Strong Coffee

G'day timprice - thanks Broh, plenty of fresh air up here above 20,000' especially
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Haaaar yes 22clipper t'was a very special terrace H to land, very special......errr um, I just forgot why
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Morning Rotor Work - thanks for the update, I might learn something, good presentation
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Stay Happy keep it in the green