Lonely Planet Trekking in the Indian Himalaya guidebook
    by Garry Weare

   
    Everest : Reflection From The Top
    a gift from a friend Diana Maideen , who went for trekking
    to Everest Base Camp and bought this for me from Kathmandu

  
    quotes from Tenzing Norgay ,
    the first two persons who climbed Everest

    Garry Weare , the guy in the red jacket
  

  in life , I have actually met Garry Weare in person , in
  a forest in India. ( click here )
 while trekking in Uttarakhand ( click here )

    7.8 Earthquake 25th April 2015 and
    the major aftershock 7.3 on 12th May 2015

    first batch of GEC Nepal Medical Relief Mission team
    a team of 7 doctors , 1 nurse , 1 reporter from Astro Awani ,
    1 reporter from Harian Metro
    lead by Mr Ravichandran ( Everest solo 2006 )

    the majestic Mount Everest before landing at
   Tribhuvan International Airport , Kathmandu

    we were given Multiple Entry Visa for rescue mission
    on arrival at Tribhuvan Airport




    Base Camp 1 in Chanaute , Sindhupalchok.
    camping style mission , we build shelter and prepare food on our own

    the smile that i will remember forever : click here



    crossing a landslide area









    a totally damaged village in a remote area up in the mountains

 






    my mission started with a simple text message to a friend
    Nazri " Moji " Arshad ,

    " i'm medical graduate from India , can speak hindi ,
       has experience trekking & camping in the Himalayan region ,
       and can take photos / videos . klu ada apa-apa mission ke
       Nepal bagitau la, aku boleh follow "

    Moji suggested me to Mr Ravi , putting me up in team.


    THE MISSION : 4TH - 11TH MAY 2015

    - Part I : preparations & departure ( click here )
                    - all the preparations at GEC office in Ampang ,
                      arranging the medicines and camping equipments ,
                      departure from KL to Kathmandu with 6 hours transit
                      at Dhaka , Bangladesh

    - Part II : Arrive in Kathmandu ( click here )
                      - seeing the majestic Mt Everest for the first time ,
                        collecting info regarding the earthquake from local 
                        people

    - Part III : Sindhulpalchok ( click here )
                      - 6 hours journey from Kathmandu to Sindhupalchok
                        region by 4WD along the mountain road ,
                        and seeing th extend of the damage done by the
                        earthquake along the way

    - Part IV : Mobile Clinic ( click here )
                      - our first mission , to serve the people in need
                        in remote mountain areas

    - Part V : the smile ( click here )
                     - the most emotional part of the mission

    - Part VI : from Chanaute to Kartige ( click here )
                      - move to a second base , where the extend of
                        the damage is bigger

    - Part VII : the longest yard ( click here )
                        - the most challenging part of our mission ,
                           trekking for 8 hours a day to reach remote
                           village high up in the mountains ,
                           crossing risky landslide zones

    - Part VIII : home again ( click here )
                         - yes we called Chanaute as our home.

    - Part IX : rockfall ( click here )
                       - leaving Chanaute , it was raining heavily
                         and our bus was hit by a rockfall while
                         on our way back to Kathmandu

    - Part X : last day ( click here )
                     - last day in Kathmandu , Nepal

    LINKS:
    - Mr Ravichandran's blog ( click here )
    - Astro Awani ( click here )
   - Harian Metro ( click here )


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   AFTERSHOCK

   we returned back to Malaysia on 11th May as planned in
   the original schedule , while Mr Ravi and some of the team members
   extended their stay till 13th May to serve the people of Nepal in need.
  we arrived in Kuala Lumpur early in the morning  on 12th May ,
  and were shocked to hear from the news
  that a second earthquake 7.4 Richter hit Nepal again
  in the afternoon.
  luckily all of our team members that were still in Nepal were safe.

Mariah from Astro Awani  reports the second eartquake : click here

    Dr Megat used to be a medical officer for Johor State's JDT football team

    final day of our mission.
    6 hours journey back to Kathmandu by bus





   
    Bishnu , Mr Ravi Everest and me


    Nepali cap as a token of appeciation for us


    it rained during the journey.
    suddenly we heard a loud sound while our bus was passing through
    a hillside.
    our bus was hit by a rockfall , but luckily everyone was safe.


    we covered our bags with the shelter canvas from the heavy rain.
    i have to climb up the roof of the bus once in a while to make sure
    the cover stays in place






    UN shelter base camp in Kathmandu





    damaged building in Kathmandu




    we reward ourselves with a good meal after all the hard work
    during the mission.
    I had Thukpa , a Tibetan dish , my favorite dish every time I visit
    the Himalayan Region . ( Ladakh : click here / Manali : click here )



  
GEC Nepal Medical Relief Mission
Team 1
4th to 11th May 2015