Nepal’s Lukla airport — the gateway to Mount Everest — a runway perched on a steep cliff. The name of this infamous airport is Tenzing-Hillary Airport after the first men to summit Everest, it has no radar system because of the high cost of installation, forcing officials to rely on an outdated voice communications system to track movements in the air.
During the earthquake on April 25, 2015 which killed over 8900 people in Nepal, this Airport played a crucial role in rescuing people after an avalanche which hit the Mt Everest base camp.
This was an airport which remained open even after the quake so that, they can go ahead and help the terrified climbers as soon as the aftershocks had reduced.
In the 1960's Porters would spend days walking from Kathmandu to Lukla, carrying hundreds of kilos of expedition gear on their backs before the construction of this airport in 1965.
I did not climb the Everest in this trip, that was not my intention.But I promise all of you, I will. I know I'm not ready yet, but one day I will be. I cannot wait for the day I will go back and conquer this BEAST.
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