Top of the World: photos from Nepal

[Vertical Freedom]

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Namaste Bondu

Thanks, glad You are enjoying.......................more comin' soon, just need more hours in a day

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[Vertical Freedom]

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VNMA 11,115' @ -14˚C Manang Valley, dumping fuel for the flight home after rescue, Nepal

[Vertical Freedom]

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'Thorang Phedi' 15,157' @ -20˚C rescue flight, Manang Valley, Nepal

[B Sousa]

Certainly qualifies for "Mountain Time" on the resume.

[Vertical Freedom]

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'Charikot' 6,496' enroute @ 9,000' to VNLK from VNKT Nepal

[Vertical Freedom]

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‎'Humkhola' 10,551' @ +5℃ Dam recce, Jomsom region, Nepal

[Vertical Freedom]

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‎'Humkhola' 10,551' @ +5℃ Dam recce, Jomsom region, Nepal

[Vertical Freedom]

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office views to Gokyo valley, scenes of frozen Tarns (glacial lake) 22,500' @ -30℃, 'Sagar Matha Ji' (Everest top right), Sulo Khumbu, Nepal

[Flyting]

Is the traffic that bad in Nepal that you have to fit a bumber bar on the front...

Seriously though, what's it for?
The mirror bars I've had on my squirrels for slinging were quite different, thus the question....

[Vertical Freedom]

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Sulo Khumbu region, another day gettin' some fresh air in the office, Nepal

[Vertical Freedom]

Namaste Flyting

Yep the frame is for the mirror when we are slinging

Happy Landings

VF

[Vertical Freedom]

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'Kala Pathar' 17,373' @ -11℃ AS350B3+ ancient salt lake bed, now snow covered, below the majestic 'Sagar Matha ji' the 'Top of the World' Nepal

[ecureilx]

for VF

VF, maybe a bit off thread .. but .. a mention of your flying conditions and more .. in this month's Readers Digest, Asian Edition (I couldn't find the Asian Link, so I added the UK link, same story .. )

Rescue at the roof of the world

and a shameless link to the photo there ..

[Evil Twin]

It's about time Vertical Freedon had his own photo thread. The pics are awesome mate and I am seriously jealous.

[Vertical Freedom]

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Namaste ecureilx & Evil Twin

Thanks i seen the article on the HCL, we do that in our Company when required.

Thanks for the compliments, not sure it warrant my own thread though will keep them pumping when time permits

Happy Landings

VF

[Vertical Freedom]

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'Everest Panorama Hotel' 12,616' @ 5℃ B206BIII & AS350B3+, Sulo Khumbu, Nepal

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'Dingboche' early morning rescue flight, 14,148' @ -18˚C, 4 x PAX, AS350B3+, Sulo Khumbu, Nepal

[Vertical Freedom]

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Blah, yeach typical Mountain Rescue weather, no-one wants to be rescued in the sunshine??? -18℃ Manang Valley, Nepal

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washing day an amazingly clear day for Nepal rooftop views of the Mountains from my apartment in Kathmandu

[Darren999]

VF

@VF: Mate, your pictures are absolutely fantastic! and as expressed before I am very jealous! You do an awesome job! Well done.. Thanks for the pictures too I really enjoy seeing them..

I do have a couple of silly questions,
1. At the heights you work at, are there Oxygen requirements, issues?
2. You pick up 5/6 people at those high altitudes, how much fuel do you carry?
3. The performance of your helicopters seems amazing, I am amazed it picks up all those people at that height, do you ever just run out of power?

I would really like to see some pictures of Everest you have taken, what's the highest you have been up too?

I was at 12,000' and found that bloody spooky!!
Please keep the pics coming..
Fly safe!
D