Friday, August 28, 2026

Nepal

American hikers from northern Virginia are missing. 

Where was their route of travel and their route of hiking? 

That area is devastated. The slurry of water and debris in the pictures and videos is massive. The chance of finding the dead is very remote. If they are alive it could be am infrastructure problem and aerial surveys can confirm the living. I don’t have much hope for them, but, the area should be evaluated for the possibility of survivors. 

My sympathies for the families and friends. There is always a remote chance they are alive somewhere. 

These are the Himalayan mountains. This is the region of Mount Everest. The velocity of the melt water came from thousands of feet if not tens of thousands of feet above sea level. The velocity and the amount of debris is unthinkable.