Day 7 -- October 4 => Bhandar to Sete

Landslide that destroyed a village.

Leaving camp at 7:20 am, we ascended for a short time passing by a landslide that had occurred just a month earlier. The slide destroyed a village and killed 48 people.

bridge

Suspension bridge over the Liku Khola.

We then made a steep descent in hot and humid conditions to a suspension bridge over the Liku Khola at 2012m/6,600'. Above the bridge on a hill side there was a house flying a communist flag. Padam told me that the Communist party was free to fly their flag. I do not know if this would be tolerated in Kathmandu though.

We proceeded upstream along the south bank of the Liku Khola to cross a small bridge over the Kenja Khola. Ten minutes beyond was Kenja (1634m/5360'), our lunch stop.

Sete campsite

Our campsite in Sete. Tent entrances only a few feet from the dropoff.

After lunch, it was a strenuous ascent up to our campsite in Sete, arriving just after 3pm with the clouds closing in.

One of the more comical highlights of the walk-in was when Jagat, one of our lead guides, ended up being a waiter for the lodge. He scurried around taking orders from several trekkers staying at the lodge. One of the trekkers got the impression that Jagat worked at the lodge!

Day 6 - Shivalaya to Bhandar Day 8 - Sete to Junbesi.

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Created: November 21, 2002. Revised: November 25, 2002.