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		<title>Trying to order a Dell Computer</title>
		<link>http://www.billibierling.com/2010/07/22/trying-to-order-a-dell-computer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Islamabad Diary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last night I rang Dell in Germany as I am trying to buy one of their Mini Laptops with a solid state drive (SSD). The reason why I need  SSD is that computers with a normal hard drive often die (forever) at high altitude. A hard drive sits on a cushion of air and the air above [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The sun is my friend again</title>
		<link>http://www.billibierling.com/2010/07/08/the-sun-is-my-friend-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I never thought I would enjoy being cold as I spend a lot of time freezing in the mountains, wishing for warmer weather. However, trying to lead an outside life in Islamabad, where the thermometer sometimes hits 48 degrees Celsius, is pretty tough. Everyone who tells me that the heat is not that bad usually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life has handed me lemons</title>
		<link>http://www.billibierling.com/2010/06/24/life-has-handed-me-lemons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Kathmandu 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the comments to my last entry said: “Billi, you are a master of making lemonade when life hands you lemons.” This was a note from Beth, who has followed my website since I climbed Mount Everest last year and it referred to me changing my plans from working for the UN in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A new adventure in Pakistan</title>
		<link>http://www.billibierling.com/2010/06/09/a-new-adventure-in-pakistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Kathmandu 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After having thought that my next adventure would take me back to Islamabad to do another three-months stint for the United Nations there, I was bitterly disappointed to find out that my contract could not get extended due to United Nations regulations. However, the disappointment lasted only for about a day or two as I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another mountaineering legend</title>
		<link>http://www.billibierling.com/2010/06/04/another-mountaineering-legend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Kathmandu 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After a manic four to five days, during which most mountaineering expeditions descended on the Nepali capital after their successful or unsuccessful trips to mountains like Mount Everest, Manaslu, Dhaulagiri I, peace and quiet has now returned to Kathmandu. Well, relatively speaking as it is difficult to find piece and quiet in this city, unless [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Engagement parties and Everest summits</title>
		<link>http://www.billibierling.com/2010/05/24/engagement-parties-and-everest-summits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 16:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Kathmandu 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I was honoured with being invited to a Nepali engagement party. The girl to be married was the daughter of my good Nepali friend, Mr Puru, who I met through my even better Australian friend, Judy. It was an interesting and very Nepali affair &#8211; and don’t think that the party was in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The highest post office in the world</title>
		<link>http://www.billibierling.com/2010/05/15/the-highest-post-office-in-the-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 16:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billibierling</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kathmandu 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago, the penultimate 8,000m peak to be conquered in the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first ascent – or rather the Swiss, Austrians and Nepalis did. Dhaulagiri I, the seventh highest mountain in the world, was first climbed by a Swiss/Austrian/German/Nepali team on 13th May 1960 – almost seven years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back from base camp</title>
		<link>http://www.billibierling.com/2010/05/13/back-from-base-camp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 12:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Kathmandu 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Long time, no update! Well, not quite true as I have been writing for the Himex Newsletter and even though I am back in Kathmandu I will continue to be writing about the team, what is happening at base camp and more stories from the Khumbu. I returned to the heat, pollution and dust of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just about to go to Lobuje Peak</title>
		<link>http://www.billibierling.com/2010/04/21/just-about-to-go-to-lobuje-peak/</link>
		<comments>http://www.billibierling.com/2010/04/21/just-about-to-go-to-lobuje-peak/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billibierling</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kathmandu 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have just got back from Lobuje base camp, where part of our team is waiting to tackle the mountain and the other half is currently camping on the summit to acclimatise. I will be going up in a couple of days and I am very much looking forward to it. It has been great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A brief hello from Everest Base Camp</title>
		<link>http://www.billibierling.com/2010/04/19/a-brief-hello-from-everest-base-camp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.billibierling.com/2010/04/19/a-brief-hello-from-everest-base-camp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billibierling</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kathmandu 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After a busy season in Kathmandu during which I interviewed dozens of teams going to mountains, such as Everest, Makalu, Dhaulagiri and many more, I left the Nepalese capital about one week ago and managed to walk to base camp in three days. This is something that should not really be repeated as it defies [...]]]></description>
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