HOLY WATER: A local of Thecho is worshipped as Lord Madhav Narayan on Saturday, as part of the month-long Madhav Narayan festival. Thecho is a village in the south of the Kathmandu Valley.
Nepali women climbers set the pace, NEW! "Their success in the male-dominated world of Himalayan climbing will encourage Nepali women to follow their dreams, even when the path is a precarious, uphill ascent." Stephanie Maxheim, French climber ALONZO LUCIUS LYONS
