https://sumibear.me/tags/nepal/Recent content in Nepal on Sumi BearHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 Sumi BearThu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://sumibear.me/posts/2026/en-route-to-kathmandu/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://sumibear.me/posts/2026/en-route-to-kathmandu/<p>Three flights. Two continents. One very comfortable bear.</p> <figure> <img class="my-0 rounded-md" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="auto" alt="Nicholas, Pokin, Po On, and Sumi at the SFO gate" width="2000" height="1500" src="https://sumibear.me/posts/2026/en-route-to-kathmandu/images/sfo-gate_hu_c024964e7d8967ce.webp" srcset="https://sumibear.me/posts/2026/en-route-to-kathmandu/images/sfo-gate_hu_c024964e7d8967ce.webp 800w,/posts/2026/en-route-to-kathmandu/images/sfo-gate_hu_49bfc36148495344.webp 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 65vw" data-zoom-src="https://sumibear.me/posts/2026/en-route-to-kathmandu/images/sfo-gate.webp" /> <figcaption>Gate 61. The crew assembled. I got held up front for the photo like a trophy, which is appropriate.</figcaption> </figure> <p>We&rsquo;re headed to Nepal for the Everest Base Camp trek. Three passes, twenty-something days, altitude that would make most bears pass out. But first: getting there. Which, when you&rsquo;re flying from Las Vegas to Kathmandu, is its own multi-day adventure.</p>