The Kaule Prototype Project in Nuwakot District Nepal

As many of you know South Col Expeditions Earthquake Support  has been working with a dedicated team on building a prototype house in Kaule  village in Nuwakot district Nepal using eco friendly materials and local labour. The idea is to train the villagers in using local materials and techniques so that they can build their own houses in future.

The upto date  details of this project can be found at  http://thekauleprototype.blogspot.in

Some recent photographs of the work going on in the village is below:

South Col | International Womens Day

Happy International Womens Day to all our South Col Trekkers! May you climb from peak to peak and go from strength to strength!

Everest Trek | Peakfinder Screenshots 3 - The Gokyo Valley

In continuance of my Peakfinder series of identification of the peaks of the Everest region here are the Peakfinder screenshots from the Gokyo and Cho La pass. For other peakfinder maps of the Himalaya do visit http://sujoyrdas.blogspot.in/search/label/Peakfinder

From Cho La pass looking east - Everest is marked but we did not see it

From Cho La pass looking south west

Looking north from Gokyo Ri

From Gokyo Ri looking south east

From Gokyo Ri looking west towards Rhenjo La pass

From Gokyo looking south

From Gokyo looking towards Cho Oyu and also Gokyo Ri summit

To visit the Everest region and Gokyo and see these peaks do join South Col Expeditions
http://www.southcol.com/treks-nepal/the-everest-trek-to-kala-pattar/