My first major trip was in 1975 to Nepal and in to the foothills of the mighty Himalayas heading towards Everest. There were no roads into the mountains and although Lukla Airstrip (Tenzing, Hillary airstrip) had been built, we wanted to trek all the way in to acclimatize to the altitude gently and then fly back out to Kathmandu. Lukla Airstrip was built by Sir … Continue reading An Airstrip at 9,000 Feet