{"id":17792,"date":"2015-05-09T12:05:43","date_gmt":"2015-05-09T12:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/?p=17792"},"modified":"2015-05-09T12:10:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-09T12:10:00","slug":"interesting-times-in-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/interesting-times-in-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting times in Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As Rory Woods, Lee Royle and myself were about to travel from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj to fly into the Thuli Bheri the earthquake hit.\u00a0 There was total panic as buildings fell down around us.\u00a0 Communications were down so it wasn\u2019t until we got internet in Nepalgunj that we realised the scale of the disaster. After already having bought our flights, we decided to paddle the river and then get involved with the aid efforts afterwards.\"_MG_8555\"<\/p>\n

We landed in Masinechaur\u00a0 And hiked two days up to the medieval town of Tarakot to get on.\u00a0 Overlooked by the stunning mountains of Upper Dolpa, we put on to the bubbly small glacial blue river.<\/p>\n

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We spend the night in Dunai and continued downstream as the fantastic continuous nature of the river kicked off.\u00a0 We paddled a long grade 5 rapid around a corner, with the amazing temple of Tiprikot above.<\/p>\n

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Photo – Rory Woods<\/p><\/div>\n

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The river\u2019s amazing gradient from here is enough to keep you on your toes but importantly in your boat to scout.<\/p>\n

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Photo – Rory Woods<\/p><\/div>\n

We passed through the stunning \u2018Golden Canyon\u2019 with sun bouncing off the vibrant walls.\u00a0 Campsites were awesome and plentiful, as we dropped down into the fantastic pine forests.\u00a0 Life on the river is good.<\/p>\n

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After the only long portage, the river gains even more volume,\u00a0 Holes are big but often have breaks, it\u2019s just a question of finding them quick enough.\u00a0 Everyone that we meet is happy and friendly, only asking us occasionally for pens or medical supplies.<\/p>\n

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Photo – Rory Woods<\/p><\/div>\n

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After just over 4 days, the river opens up into shingle rapids to drift down and soon enough we arrive at Devistal to get a bus back to Kathmandu.<\/p>\n

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Photo – Lee Royal<\/p><\/div>\n

We are now heavily involved in the grassroots aid effort organised by Darren Clarkson-King.\u00a0 So far we have delivered food and tarps to remote villages which larger aid agencies have not yet reached.\u00a0 We are now about to get involved with another project helping villagers rebuild their houses before the monsoon hits in July.<\/p>\n

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  As Rory Woods, Lee Royle and myself were about to travel from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj to fly into the Thuli Bheri the earthquake hit.\u00a0 There was total panic as buildings fell down around us.\u00a0 Communications were down so it wasn\u2019t until we got internet in Nepalgunj that we realised the scale of the disaster. … <\/p>\n

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