The Accident at Tashi Lapsa Pass – Part 13: Recovery and ‘Home’

January 26, 2015 by 3 Comments

The concluding chapter of Louise Currie’s harrowing experience trekking the Tashi Lapsa Pass in Kathmandu.

The Accident at Tashi Lapsa Pass – Part 12: The ICU

January 25, 2015 by 2 Comments

After a complicated surgery process, Louise is taken to the postoperative recovery ward where a difficult night awaits.

The Accident at Tashi Lapsa Pass – Part 11: Meeting the Mad Hatter

January 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

After the trauma of recent events, Louise is off to the operating theatre. Warning: this instalment is not for the squeamish [and that’s no joke – Ed].

The Accident at Tashi Lapsa Pass – Part Ten: ‘Policies’ and ‘Procedures’

January 23, 2015 by 2 Comments

Having finally arrived at Hospital, the full extent of Louise’s injury becomes clearer. And then the ‘fun’ truly begins.

The Accident at Tashi Lapsa Pass – Part Nine: Treatment in Kathmandu

January 22, 2015 by 2 Comments

Despite a raft of setbacks, Louise finally makes it to a hospital in Kathmandu for treatment on her broken leg.

The Accident at Tashi Lapsa Pass – Part Eight: Journey to Hospital

January 21, 2015 by 3 Comments

In part seven of The Accident, Louise – now reunited with her husband Bijay and daughter Shanaia – begins the journey from the helicopter to the hospital. If you think that doesn’t sound like a big deal, you’ve obviously never driven in a developing country…

The Accident at Tashi Lapsa Pass – Part Seven: “Ready to Go?”

January 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment

It’s finally time for the medi-vac Helicopter to fly Louise and her rescue team back down the mountain and to hospital in Kathmandu.

The Accident at Tashi Lapsa Pass – Part Six: Heroes

January 19, 2015 by 2 Comments

Louise returns with part six of The Accident at Tashi Lapsa Pass. The medivac helicopter approaches…

The Accident at Tashi Lapso Pass, Part Five: The Distant Thudding

January 16, 2015 by 3 Comments

In part five of The Accident at Tashi Lapsa Pass, the team finally get a change of luck.

The Accident At Tashi Lapso Pass, Part Three: Rescue In A Doko

January 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment

In part two Lakpa Sherpa and his team desperately began to improvise a way to get Louise off the Ngole glacier. In part three, Louise recalls some of the most harrowing moments of her ordeal.