Videos tagged with "ngn"

Lukla Airport [09:58]
Wikipedia schreibt über den Airport „LUKLA" Die Start- und Landebahn wurde 1964 unter der Aufsicht von Sir Edmund Hillary von örtlichen Sherpas für 2650 US-Dollar erbaut. Erst im Jahr 2001 wurde die Schotterpiste asphaltiert, ein Abfertigungsgebäude und ein neuer Tower gebaut. Nach dem Tod von Edmund Hillary im Januar 2008 beschloss die nepalesische Regierung, den Flughafen nach Hillary und Tenzing Norgay künftig als Tenzing-Hillary Airport zu benennen.[1] Der Flug ersetzt eine einwöchige Anreise zu Fuß von Jiri aus, ansonsten kann die Khumbu-Region nur per Hubschrauber erreicht werden, da die Landepiste oberhalb von Namche Bazar nicht mehr mit Flugzeugen angeflogen wird. Der Flugplatz wird in Abhängigkeit von Wetter- und Sichtbedingungen mehrfach am Tag von Kathmandu aus bedient. Die 450 m (1476 ft) lange Landebahn hat eine Hangneigung von etwa 12% und kann nur bergwärts angeflogen werden. Das Ende der Startbahn bricht abrupt etwa 600 m tief zum Dudh Kosi ab, das andere Ende endet in einer Mauer, die in den steil ansteigenden Berg übergeht, was Starts und Landungen auf diesem Altiport zu einem atemberaubenden Erlebnis und den Flugplatz zu einem der weltweit gefährlichsten Plätze macht. Lukla ist der meistfrequentierte Inlandsflughafen in Nepal und fertigt in der Hochsaison etwa 50 Flüge täglich ab. Unfälle • 15. Oktober 1973: Eine De Havilland Canada DHC-6 „Twin Otter" der Royal Nepal Airlines wurde bei der Landung derart beschädigt, dass sie abgeschrieben werden musste ...
Tags: Lukla, Nepal, Sagarmatha-Nationalpark, Mount Everest, Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay, Kathmandu, Twin Otter, De Havilland Canada, Donier 228, Royal Nepal Airlines, Landing, UNESCO Welterbe, Airplane, Tenzing-Hillary Airport, Airport, Agni Air, Songs, Gork

A trip to Rasuwa [13:05]
On 16th October Stephen and I (Macartan) traveled to the area of Rasuwa, 10 hours north of Kathmandu, in Nepal. The main objective of the trip was for Stephen to visit most of the children that Umbrella had reintegrated with their families and communities in April of this year, before he returns to live in Ireland after 3 years working with The Umbrella Foundation in Nepal. It also gave me an opportunity to visit the schools in the areas and discover this beautiful area so that Umbrella could send teaching volunteers to the area in the near future. Over the course of our week in Rasuwa we biked and trekked a lot! However, the huge effort was defiantly worth it, as it enabled us to visit these kids in their natural home environments, where they belong. A trip to remember.
Tags: The, Umbrella, Foundation, Nepal, Rasuwa, Next, Generation, NGN

Nepali Dance: Tungna ra Damphu Bajaudai by Sharmili Lama [04:13]
The traditional Nepali dance Tungna ra Damphu Bajaudai performed by Sharmili Lama during Himalayan Footsteps' Cultural Festival, July 2011
Tags: Nepal, dance, traditional, Tungna ra Damphu Bajaudai, Sharmili Lama, culture, cultural, folk, song, dancing, travel, holidays

Nepal Holiday to Climb Mera Peak Part 3 of 6 [09:30]
Day 9: Descent into the Hinku Valley We set off from Chunbu Kharka and climb steeply uphill for 20 minutes or so, before contouring around high above the Hinku Valley. We then make a series of steep descents through scree and then rhododendron to eventually arrive on the valley floor, where we cross to the west bank of Hinku River by a wooden bridge at Khote (3550m). We'll have had lunch in the forest, during our descent. Khote is now quite a large settlement of lodges that have been built over the past 10 years. We camp on a pleasant grassy patch not far from the river. Day 10: Tangnag (4360m) Today, we follow the west bank of the riverbed up the valley to Tangnag (4360m). A magnificent, towering mountain, known by its survey name of Peak 39 or on some maps, "Kayashar ", dominates the head of the valley. The trail leads steadily up the side of the valley through open pasture, used for the summer grazing of yaks brought up from the lower reaches of the valley. Finally, we reach Tangnag, which has grown into a small hamlet of tea-shops and a lodges since expeditions first started to frequent this region of Nepal. Day 11: Dig Kharka (4650m) We now walk towards the mountain as the trail swings to the east. We gain height gradually until we find ourselves at Dig Kharka (4650m), close to the foot of the Hinku Nup Glacier. This is a pleasant, grassy camp in an impressive situation. Day 12: Khare (5100m) Depending on how the team are acclimatising, we can spend another night at ...
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Tungna Ka Ko Dhumna [05:17]
Traditional Nepali danced, performed at Ecofusion 2011 in Edinburgh. Danced by Sabina, Prabina and Rubina
Tags: Nepal, Dance, Ecofusion, Edinburgh, Dancers, Traditional