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:eek: coming over ‘Virgin Pass’ 11,000?’ descending into the HAZE :(:eek::ugh: N/W Nepal

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‘Lake Rara’ 10,171’ Herb Haul, cruizin’ @ 12,000’ AS350B3+ N/W Nepal

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between 'Lobuche' & 'Ghorokshep' rescue flight, 16,609' @ -12oC AS350B3+, Mtn. Lhotse seen in background, SuloKhumbu region, Nepal

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Magnificent views from ‘Namche Bizarre’ Sulo Khumbu, Nepal
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Incredible Nepal, beautiful one day, incredible the next, amazing views from ‘Namche Bizarre’


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Rescue flight at dawn, slope landing, ‘Taksindo’ 9,843’ @ -4˚C, 5 x PAX, AS350B3+, Sulo Khumbu region, Nepal
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‘Orsho’ 13,492’ -6˚C prepping for a photo shoot around Ama Dablam (seen in the background), Sulo Khumbu region, Nepal

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Scenes around Sulo Khumbu, climbing through 18,000’ -23˚C AS350B3+, for a film shoot around Ama Dablam, Nepal
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Sulo Khumbu region, climbing through 20,000’ -28˚C AS350B3+, film shoot around Ama Dablam, Nepal

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Ama Dablam film shoot, 22,000’ -29˚C AS350B3+, door open, camera man feeling cool, errr yep me too, Sulo Khumbu, Nepal

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Looking down from 23,000’ @ -31˚C AS350B3+ at the top of Ama Dablam 22,493’ Nepal
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VF,

I am constantly amazed at yout high OAT at lower altitudes, but here at 23K it's as if you're back in the freezer. Is that when you break through the inversion layer that the rules become normal again?

tet

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Namaste TET

Normal :rolleyes: hahahaha there seems to be no normal ISA days here? Flying at the 'Top of the World' we seem to have our own unique weather patterns??? Yes we are almost constantly having inversion layers. It is also winter now, hence the big chill :ok: lots more power :) but the Jet Streams are much lower so really BIG winds & even bigger turbulence :{

Always know where the wind is & do everything into wind except peeeee:yuk:

VF

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‘Namche Bazaar’ viewed from the Heli-pad @ 11,561’ & 7 days later. Ama Dablam in the distance, Sulo Khumbu, Nepal
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‘Namche Bazaar’ viewed from the Heli-pad @ 11,561’ & 7 days later. Ama Dablam in the distance, Sulo Khumbu, Nepal


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VNLK (Tenzing-Hillary airport at Lukla) 9,530’ @ -5˚C, rescue flight in another day of soup weather - Sulo Khumbu, Nepal
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'Dingboche' early morning rescue flight, 14,148' @ -12˚C, 6 x PAX, AS350B3+, Sulo Khumbu, Nepal
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Heli trucking with Intrepid Guide/Climber/Teacher/Aircrewoman - Mingma Maya Sherpa at the 'Namche Bazaar' Heli-pad 11,561’ @ -9˚C,Sulo Khumbu, Nepalhttp://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...9/P1050059.jpg

Vertical Freedom,
Just one word................AWESOME!!!!

bondu:D