Big news is that I survived the trek. It was rather like finding myself in the midst of a desert set for an alien space movie. And absolutely fantastic.
It's interesting how quickly one can become pleasantly surprised at conveniences like working electricity, hot water, cold water, indoor running water, and any sort of heat. Also interesting how quickly high altitude winds and sandstorms can render one's skin a cracked and scaly wreck. And internet, incidentally, requires power at the computer, at the town's server, and at the main server, and that's tricky with regular rolling blackouts.
Having made it out with time to spare, there is now opportunity to explore Nepal--turns out, Buddha was born not far away, and there's a rhino/tiger/bear national park not far from that, and thence to Kathmandu should just about round the time out.
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