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24th April 2004 | A restaurant !
Got our water bottles filled. No headache. Very spacious and ergonomic tent. The Italian cyclists reached by afternoon. Rested till evening.
23rd April 2004 |Low on Supplies
April 23, 2004
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A Yak herder came in complaining of gastritis. Anand made me give him an injection – my second one. Called up home and wished Pop a Happy Anniversary. IFA looks better today – he said so too.
22nd April 2004 | Pizzas for dinner
April 22, 2004
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The Italians came for dinner and ate as if it as their last meal on Earth. One of them had been out for the past 4 months. They do around 80km a day and carry 40 kg of baggage.
21st April 2004 | Intermediate Camp Ho !
April 21, 2004
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When we reached 2/3rds of the way, realised that Nima was in a bad state, asked him to go back and proceeded alone to catch up with Nitin and AK Singh. Caught up with them below the last climb.
20th April 2004 | The Cook is Clean
April 20, 2004
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A kind of uneasiness in the throat. Started Alessandro Baricco’s CITY. A warm day.
19th April 2004 |Hellos and Goodbyes
April 19, 2004
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Took a couple of photographs with them and exchanged email IDs. Slow walk. Reached 5600m by 1100hrs.
18 April 2004 | HAPE is here
April 18, 2004
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Pande came down – has contracted HAPE ( High altitude pulmonary edema ). Nitin is mentally down, followed Pande.
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April 24, 2004
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