theperfecttimeto explorewhenwouldbe?It wasthesignweneededto knowcontinuing
wastherightchoice.Ecstatic,weloadedourkayaksandheadedtothemightyTamur.
Aswedrove,I reflectedonthetripsofar,andthoughtaboutwhatI wantedfromtheTamur.
I askedmyselfhowwecouldmakeourtripmoreimpactful,howwecouldimproveasa
team.I founda fitteamonthewater,butoffthewaterwewerenotalwaysonthesame
page.It washereI couldseeourdifferencesingeneration,inourmotivationstoexplore.
I visitedthelocalvillagesonmyownratherthanpushtheotherstojoinme,butI couldn't
helpfeelingthattheyweremissingoutonanequally,if nota moreimportant,partofour
mission.Arrivingatourdestinationjustafterdusk,wedecidedtohavea teammeeting
thenextmorning.Weweretheonlyguestsattheinn,whichperchedona cliffbeside
theTamur.Atdinner,wenoticedthatHarihadnotcomebackfromthetoilet.Asthe'wise
man'onthisexpedition,Hariwasnotonetodisappear.I couldn'tshakethefeelingthat
somethingwaswrong,andralliedtheboystohelpmelookforhim.After 30 minutesof
searching,wefounda bloodsoakedanddazedHariwithanopenwoundonhishead.He
couldonlymumblethathehadfallen.Haricomplainedaboutheadandribpain,andabout
notbeingableto breathe.Weimmediatelycalledfora rescuechopper,butit couldn'tarrive
untilmorning.Wewereterrified,butwecouldnotaffordto loseanotherfriend.Wepassed
thenightinourbiggestchallengetodate;keepingHarialive.Later,welearnedthatHari
hadsteppedoffa 35-metercliff.Hedoesn’trecallwhyhewalkedtowardsthecliff,located
far from the hotel and toilets. He says the sound of the river called to him. Amongst the
ThuliBheri,Dolpa- Tarjan
liningupfortheclassicdrop
in the Thuli Bheri gorge.West Nepal - A woman shares her story while preparing a delicacy of Nepali saleroti.