Our flight to Lukla was amazing. We weaved our way above the steep and lush foot hills of the Himalayas. The term foot hills just doesn’t discribe the incredible geological relief you see here. We landed on a very short, inclined runway carved out of a ridgeline. Breaks were applied, pitch on the props reversed, restrained in our seat belts then taxied a few meters to a remarkable village. The rock lined trails where filled with porters and cows/yaks loaded with all imagin

The team spent the last few days in the mix of the city rush while they settled their final arrangements before their flight out to Lukla this morning... all the while trying to recover from their jet lag... During the Kathmandu visit, the Vertical Nepal team had the chance to sit down with Miss Hawley (Elizabeth Hawley), a former US journalist and keeper of all things Himalayas. Here the team and Miss Hawley shared information regarding their routes and objectives for this t

Image taken upon teams arrival to Kathmandu, Nepal in October 2015 (Left to Right): Bridget Schletty, Elías de Andrés Martos, Lonnie Dupre, Furba Tamang, Buck Benson FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8th, 2015 Lukla, Nepal Contact: Stevie Plummer, 503-928-7807 or LonnieDupre@gmail.com Explorer Launches Mission in Himalayas Polar explorer and mountaineer Lonnie Dupre has arrived in Nepal with a team of volunteers and high-altitude climbers. Nepal is one of the poorest countries o