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The Himalayas

The power of a smile

It’s not that difficult to imagine this situation. It’s the last day of my trekking in the Himalayas, so I’m dirty and exhausted. I’m coming back to Lukla, because I have my plane to Kathmandu from there the next day. It is sometimes surprising for me, even now, but at this time Kathmandu was the place of my dreams.

I meet this lady somewhere on a trail from Namche Bazaar to Lukla. She works as a porter so she has a heavy basket on her back. She’s having a break now so I decide to do the same and we end up sitting together. My Sherpa model is relaxed until I take out my camera, but then she becomes very serious.
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