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Old 25th Feb 2012, 13:20
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Kattike - 4,875' @ 24°C, 4 x pax, Jetbox, Nepal
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'Dipjunh' 5,116' @ 23°C, 4 x pax, Rescue flight, Nepal

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'teaching Hospital' 4,595' Rescue flight, Kathmandu, Nepal
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'Mugugaon' - 11,035' -2°C Rescue flight, 3 x pax, Nepal











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'Barapokari' (pass to Manang Valley) elev. 10,288' outbound route rescue flight, A350B3, Nepal
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upper Manang Valley, rescue, 11,000' B3+ Nepal
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hookin' up the Manang Valley, @ 12,800' Anusha Udas CoJo, B3+ Yeah
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Rescue flt. upper 'Thorang Phedi' HLS 15,233' @ -7°C B3+, Nepal
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VNMA Humde airfield 11,110 +2C, fuel & chiya stop, B3+ Nepal
footnote: see the wind 40-50knots of the mtn behind the B3, here on the grd is 5-8knots on the B3nose 180 opp
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Neuro Hospital, 3.6nm N from VNKT, 4,794' @ 24C, Nepal
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Lake Rara, Nepal's largest lake, & 4th highest major lake 10,105' - bad weather, haze, mist, low cloud, sago ice rain pellets, high winds & turbulence, Nepal
Rara lake West-Nepal, pictures/photos, trekking
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Those images are awesome Vertical Freedom! Thanks for sharing so many too!
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Mountain Squirrel or Mule 'Thyangboch' HLS, 14,370' - Nepal
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First Helicopter landing on the Moon. Gorok Shep - 17'060' @ 8C, SuloKhumbu, Nepal
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pinnacle approach, short final to Mount. Coonowrin (Crook Neck to the local Rock-climbers) H269, Glass house Mtns. Australia


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Himalayan Rescue Association of Nepal- HRA



HCL (human cargo long-line) practice for slinging patients out from difficult terrain where we can't land - Nepal
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