New hope gone…

There was some hope that the Kangchenjunga 2020 expedition might take place in April/March 2021 as Nepal slowly opened up its borders again: trekkings were allowed as of October 17th: https://www.nepalitimes.com/…/nepal-open-for…/…

Moreover, the Nepalese consulate advised me that the visa issued to me in March 2020 would be valid for one year instead of 90 days (so I could use it this year). However, the COVID-19 pandemic in The Netherlands is still such that the lockdown continues and travel is difficuilt. Moreover, most other expedition members cannot travel either. After a long talk with Namgya, I decided to postpone for a year once more…