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Friday, October 26th, 2012Some stats from Nepal
Friday, October 14th, 2011Total distance walked – 81 miles (130km)
Total altitude gain – 5307m – equivalent to 103 times the height of Nelson’s Column or 1206 double decker buses
Highest point reached – Kala Patthar, 5643m
Highest point slept – Gorak Shep, 5164m
Time spent with around 50% or below atmospheric pressure – 48hrs (whole walk is below 75%)
Position of Lukla airport in history channel list of “World’s most extreme airports” – 1
Number of accidents almost witnessed – 1
Length of runway at Tenzing-Hillary airport in Lukla – 460m which is 55 double decker buses long, or 4.5 football pitches and not a huge amount longer than an american aircraft carrier
Incline of Runway – 12%
Number of tourists seen on way up – 25 or so
And on way down – hundreds
Number of meals that didn’t turn out to be what the description said – lost count
Pet dogs – 3
Number of 8000m peaks seen up close(ish) – 3 (Everest, Lhotse and Makalu)
Number of photos taken in Nepal – 1509