Friday, April 21, 2006
Well, returning to our roots -
Three Sherpas were killed in the Khumbu icefall today. The nightmare of falling serac's that JK spoke about....
Also, major political problems in Nepal. The King had taken over absolute powers some time ago (I think in response to the Maoist insurgency) and there has been much discord as a result. Last year and this year, Kathmandu has been in turmoil during climbing season. It seems as if most of the teams are in place at Base Camp -sorry I haven't been following too closely. But now the King has given up ruling power to an as yet unnamed Prime Minister with a promise to restore democracy. The people I heard being interviewed in Kathmandu on the street seemed to be worried about the absence of democracy with the King's absolute rule. But I guess I am concerned that the Maoists will take over the democracy. Maybe I should not comment on something I don't know much about but on general principles I have not seen much good come from anything Maoist. IMHO ;-)
Three Sherpas were killed in the Khumbu icefall today. The nightmare of falling serac's that JK spoke about....
Also, major political problems in Nepal. The King had taken over absolute powers some time ago (I think in response to the Maoist insurgency) and there has been much discord as a result. Last year and this year, Kathmandu has been in turmoil during climbing season. It seems as if most of the teams are in place at Base Camp -sorry I haven't been following too closely. But now the King has given up ruling power to an as yet unnamed Prime Minister with a promise to restore democracy. The people I heard being interviewed in Kathmandu on the street seemed to be worried about the absence of democracy with the King's absolute rule. But I guess I am concerned that the Maoists will take over the democracy. Maybe I should not comment on something I don't know much about but on general principles I have not seen much good come from anything Maoist. IMHO ;-)
