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My niece flew to Mumbai last Tuesday/Wednesday. Itinerary had her in southwest India when quake hit, and headed via train to Nepal beginning yesterday to begin her climb to base camp. Not scheduled to return until 6/11. She is ok, but thinking of continuing north to volunteer, since she has her visas.... Not what I would be advising given the lack of infrastructure even before the quake, and the inevitable cholera that will soon be arriving with all the unrecovered dead.... Nevermind that she is not aligned with any group as yet that would be able to provide her with the basic needs for her... Without that, she is just another mouth to feed. But I don't get a vote. If it were my daughter, she would be headed back ASAP and heading to, say Mt McKinley, if she truly had to do a serious climbing adventure. But as I said, I don't get a vote.
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