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MikeNotThePope 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Inside Nepal's Fake Rescue Racket

I can tell you exactly what it cost for me. I took the helicopter from Gorakshep, the highest/last town on the EBC trek, to Lukla, the crazy airport people call the most dangerous one in the world. For me, a 255 lbs / 115kg guy, 2 Nepalis that are each half my size, a pilot, and our not-that-heavy hiking gear was 2000 USD in October of 2024.

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ddlatham 3 months ago | [–]

probably mean 255 lb / 115kg

MikeNotThePope 3 months ago | | [–]

Yes, thanks for noticing. I fixed.

AndrewKemendo 3 months ago | [–]

Nothing beats good quality, freshly sourced, all natural ground truth data

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