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How long until I develop immunity to stomach flu / travelers' disease?
I think it's highly unlikely that you will develop immunity with the long gaps between your trips and the large range of infectious agents you might be faced with.
The only practical solution is iron ...
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What consequences would someone face who attempted to summit Everest on their own?
Trekking =! climbing. You wouldn't make it unless you have significant climbing experience.
First off without climbing experience and high altitude climbing experience (over 5000 m) you have almost ...
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Accessibility of hiking trails in Nepal during December
I haven't been to Nepal but I currently live in Sichuan, near another edge of the Tibetan plateau. So here's my answer:
Nepal, and everything near it, is in the monsoon climate- rainy in the summer, ...
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What are quality differences between Fleece?
When you buy Patagonia or Arcteryx you are paying, at least in part, for a status signaling label. Patagonia is sometimes derisively referred to as Patagucci. That said, I do own some Patagonia ...
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What are quality differences between Fleece?
Breathability
I bought a really cheap fleece before a combat medic course in 2017, so I could wash it a high temperature without feeling a big loss if I destroyed it. It looked great. But it was like ...
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What are quality differences between Fleece?
Some (maybe not all) aspects are:
Insulation per weight ratio
While your observation "the thicker the warmer" is true in general, there are fleeces that are warmer for the same weight and thickness ...
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How long until I develop immunity to stomach flu / travelers' disease?
The answer from @Tullochgorum gave you excellent advice from a person with experience trekking in Asia. I don't have any experience in Asia outside major cities, nor am I an MD, but I think a few ...
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When did it become commonplace to rely on Sherpas' technical skills in climbing?
Tenzing got Hillary up Everest in '53 and earlier had been very nearly to the top a few years earlier, with the Swiss. Tenzing's nephew, uncle (or something) Nawang Gombu got J. Whittaker to summit ...
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What consequences would someone face who attempted to summit Everest on their own?
If :
you are sufficiently acclimatized from elsewhere (for example, you very recently did another 8000m peak) and
you have the right gear and food, and
you are sufficiently trained to climb solo ...
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Accessibility of hiking trails in Nepal during December
Hiking in December in the Himalayan Region of Nepal is quite difficult as compared to another month. The end of December is even more difficult. for Manaslu Circuit Trek you need to pass Larkya La ...
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