DCP_0885.JPG 2001/11/08 14:09 6.3mm f3.0 1/125s
Outside our lodge in Chame where
Steve and Jamyang have swapped packs. Although it doesn't look like it, they both
carried about the same weight.
Jamyang's family originates in Tibet but they now
live in the east on Nepal near Makalu, about two hours walk from the border. Four
years ago, when he was 16, Jamyang left home to work in Kathmandu. He has not been
back since. The journey home would take two days (and one night) by bus followed by
five days walk, or seven with a load.
That infectious smile wasn't put on just for the
camera - he wore it almost continuously!
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