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	<title>Asia Travel News Commentary, Reviews, and Insights &#187; Trekking and Climbing</title>
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		<title>Maoist Strike is Crippling Kathmandu</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 21:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m seeing a frustrating trend of political parties and other organizations to use demonstrations and organized civil unrest to unseat goverments and get their way. For the last several days the Maoists in Kathmandu have been striking and demonstrating. They&#8217;ve been forcing all shops and business owners to close and nearly all vehicles off the road.
Evidently, clearly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bhutan Daily Rates for Tourists to Increase in 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve received word from the Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators (ABTO) that the government is going to increase rates starting next year. They were planning to do this in 2010, but the recession caused them to delay the implementation. The new base rate will be $250 per person for groups of 3 or more. That&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Climb for Himalaya Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climb for Himalaya Children]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Socially Responsible Tourism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re ready  to go with next year&#8217;&#8217;s Climb for Himalaya Children of Mt. Rainier. The climb will take place from July 15th to 17 in 2010. Please visit the Red Lantern Journeys web site for complete details about participating and how to register for the climb. As of January 1st, we have 10 people registered. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mt. Rainier Climbed for Nepalese Orphanage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, July 19, 2009 two groups of participants in the Red Lantern Journeys Climb for Himalaya Children struggled their way through thin air and high winds to reach the summit of the 14,410-foot-high Mt. Rainier. They planted Tibetan prayer flags on the summit  in honor of the children of the Mitrata Orphanage in Kathmandu. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tibet Closed Again to Foreigners!</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/tibet/tibet-closed-again-to-foreigners/79?</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although China hasn&#8217;t made an official announcement, probably because they want to avoid publicity, Red Lantern Journeys&#8217; Tibet, Nepal, and China partners have been letting us know that Tibet permits are not being granted for travel in March. From what we can tell, this affects entry to Tibet from both China and Nepal.
The reason? March [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mountains Climbed, Money Raised for Children&#8217;s Charities!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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My company, Red Lantern Journeys, is the main sponsor and organizer of 3 Summits for Nepal&#8217;s Children. 2008 is our third year of climbing volcanos in the Northwest to raise money for charities that serve children in need in Nepal. This year we climbed Mt. Hood in Oregon, Mt. Rainier in Washington State, and for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rescue on the 4th of July</title>
		<link>http://www.ambrosebittner.com/nepal/my-4th-of-july/13?</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Bittner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Harrison]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Deception Peak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jake Patterson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Robinson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Len Kannapell]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trekking and climbing are my passions. I&#8217;ve been a volunteer mountaineering instructor for over 20 years now. I stay well trained and our Red Lantern Journeys trekking agencies in Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet have well-trained guides. It&#8217;s important to me that the safety of our clients is a number 1 priority. Training is important and it came to good use [...]]]></description>
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