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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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Thank you Jan for the excellent synopsis.
I will pass the word on the need to continue tourism.
Thank you.
feralfae
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Dover
Trad climber
New England
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This was really special. Thanks for posting this.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Topic Author's Reply - May 8, 2015 - 07:55pm PT
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It never ends!
Another aftershock yesterday afternoon of 4.6.
That one brought down most of the remaining houses in my village. It's not as bad as Langtang but there are significant avalanches and rockfall ongoing. Worse yet, Rolwaling Valley just to the west of Khumbu is home to the world's largest and deepest glacial lake which is dammed mainly by an ice moraine. If that gives, there will be a wall of water 30-60 feet high that goes all the way into India.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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I was headed up to the Indian Himalaya on the 25th of April. On the road we got word that there was an earthquake that affected places in India and maybe the road was closed (no word on Nepal) the road was actually open and we hadn't felt any earthquake on the drive and people didn't seem excited. A few days later there was a huge rockslide that closed the road I came in on but by the time I was ready to leave (11 days later) the road had just reopened.
The Nepal quake is such a heartbreaker as they are the sweetest people ever. I've trekked there a couple times and many of the workers in India where I hang out (particularly in the restaurants) are from Nepal since, amazingly, the economy is better in India.
I have a good friend with a huge heart whom I trust who lives in Nepal and has a great sense of what needs to be done and how to do it avoiding graft and corruption. You can follow some of his relief efforts on Facebook. they are making a special effort to get to more isolated areas, which tend to get neglected according a a swami I spent yesterday with on the bus
His profile is
https://www.facebook.com/thelovecompanyworld
If anyone would like to help out his efforts, which I trust are efficient and because he's not a guy whose overhead will eat up the cash, there's some bank info in one of his updates posted below. Even easier is paypal or western union which I will post first.
paypal address is "jaysighn108@gmail.com"
western union "James Bradford Moore"
April 30th report from Baba Jay
Earthquake report. I am back in Pokhara for more supplies. We have a team collecting cash and supplies through restaurants and kind hearted tourists. Our headquarters is himalayan java on lakeside. Much money is coming to our Paypal accounts with bank accounts in other countries. Western union was down, it may be up now. Best way is our local bank accounts where we can withdraw as much as possible. Bank info
James bradford moore
A/C no. 5310017500005
Nabil bank limited
Branch: lakeside
Swift code: NARBNPKA
Update The rain started last night and has not stopped. Our 3 international NGOs who we met last night have arrived on the seen, the army has also arrived . With the rain it is not possible to move further into the devastated area, everyone is waiting. God bless everyone
(note, that update was from April 30th. Western Union is back up and I'm sure the convenience of paypal makes up for its limitations so feel free to drop even a tiny amount of cash since it goes a long way in Nepal.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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May 12, 2015 - 09:23am PT
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Another one.. 7.3
It's too much :(
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Topic Author's Reply - May 12, 2015 - 09:37am PT
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It's definitely too much! Since the first quake Nepal has had 156 aftershocks of more than 4.0 and now this. The epicenter was just a few miles from my village. Luckily everyone survived again, this time because they were already sleeping in tents at 13,000'. Their houses however, are completely finished!
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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May 12, 2015 - 02:58pm PT
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today's epicenter appears to be about as far east of Kathmandu as the Apr 25 quake was to the west.
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Crazy Bat
Sport climber
Birmingham, AL & Seweanee, TN
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May 12, 2015 - 04:20pm PT
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So glad there were no climbers on the mountain.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Topic Author's Reply - May 12, 2015 - 05:01pm PT
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Yes, in retrospect it was a very good idea to close Everest to climbing for the season.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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May 12, 2015 - 05:07pm PT
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Still so much going on......prayers along with love and hope to all.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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May 17, 2015 - 05:26pm PT
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A sad, but very interesting first-person story about how the Langtang area was devastated by an avalanche caused by last week's 7.3 Earthquake.
Nepal earthquake: the village wiped off the map in a few terrifying seconds
The beautiful Langtang valley was almost obliterated when the second quake hit last week, reducing a popular trekking village to rubble
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/17/nepal-earthquake-langtang-village-everyone-was-dead
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Topic Author's Reply - May 17, 2015 - 08:03pm PT
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And there were three aftershocks again yesterday, one on each of the two epicenters. One was again near my village and measured 5.6 while geologists have said that aftershocks hardly ever measure more than 4.0. Let us hope that was the final settling crunch!
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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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May 17, 2015 - 09:28pm PT
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Jan,
Yes, please let this be the last crunch!
I hope the relief supplies and assistance are continuing to flow even with these latest aftershocks.
Prayers and all best wishes to you and everyone.
feralfae
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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May 17, 2015 - 10:39pm PT
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hey there say, jan, and all... just stepping in to join you all... still will be praying...
wont' forget about them... :(
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2015 - 08:44pm PT
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Unfortunately it wasn't the last crunch. They just had another 5.0 with the epicenter northwest of Kathmandu yesterday. When will it end?
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2015 - 11:02pm PT
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These Photos are from Tatopani on the road to the Tibeto-Chinese border.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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May 25, 2015 - 11:05pm PT
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hey there say, jan... and all... thanks for the update...
say, jan... i thought i heard something about a lake, up there somewhere????
on the news, yesterday, on radio, that said:
something about it filling up and may flood over, ??
and what? flood a village?
i did not catch it all, ... do you know, or have you heard anything...
i will try to do a search, later... and will let you know, if i find anything... just reminded me to pray more, again...
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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May 25, 2015 - 11:33pm PT
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holy cow! All that more jus today : (
Not many places to run for safety on that street.
sending more prayers.....
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