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The EBC team’s all here!
The November Mountain Madness EBC team is finally all in-country! Streaming in from Colombia, UK, and both coasts of the US we finally met up as a full team here Tuesday morning and got straight out to stretch out our legs among the happy chaos of Kathmandu.
This season we’re a team of 8- Eric, Nicholas, Tim, Lara, Tommy, Regina and Quentin and me.
Between gear checks, last minute shopping, and tons of carbo-loading we spent a day touring the classic temples and stupas of Kathmandu. Finished off by a well-timed birthday celebration for Tommy. Not a bad set-up slicing cake with the world heritage sight of Bhoudha Stupa as a backdrop!
And with that, an early night before a predawn start to the domestic airport. So without further ado…Khumbu valley here we come!
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Bhoudha stupa
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Bhoudha stupa
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Bhoudha stupa for sightseeing and Tommy’s surprise bday cake
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