Kirill Yasko · EN

Latest posts

2010-02-28EN
Day 08. Past the gates of Paradise.
Gate of Paradise, as a visual aid on the Himalayan scale. Grebenshchikov on the way to the Buddhist monks. The first «high-altitude jokes» of the body.Route: Chame — Bratang — Lower PisangTraveled: 16 km in 5.5 hours, evening radial 2.5 km in 2 hoursThe total ascent is 1100 m, the total descent is 700 m.Altitude above sea level: 3240 m.Terrain:…
2010-02-24EN
Day 07. Hot water turned off.
We continue to get acquainted with the features of the Himalayan cold. The air temperature is positive all the time, but you freeze at the same time, like the last chicken. Probably, the height begins to act. In such conditions, the main test of the day becomes evening bathing (in hot water, which was turned off).Route: Danagyu — Temang —…
2010-02-23EN
February 23 — day off!
The best gift for a man on February 23 is day off . Purely male day off. The female component goes to work, shopping, or wherever else you can go in such weather … And I (ie the man) stay at home and sleep.Then I wake up and start doing feats. No, this is not about washing dishes or wet…
2010-02-23EN
extracurricular reading
It so happened that I began my acquaintance with Akunin’s series «Adventures of the Master» with the second book — «Extracurricular Reading». It was all the more curious then to read the first one, and compare, compare :)The main surprise of the series is the master himself. Nicholas Fandorin is a new, rare type of hero. He is Burdock, Hedgehog…
2010-02-22EN
Bari Arakeel — lyrics and translation (Russian and English).
Bari Arakeel is a beautiful song performed by Khachadur and Serj Tankian (father and son). I liked her so much that I wanted to know what she was about. Armenian lyrics, I found on the net. English — copied from the screen to YouTube. I did the Russian translation myself.So, a song about a good stork
2010-02-19EN
Day 06 — Lazy day.
Мы так рано и так быстро «стартанули» утром, что уже к полудню были в поселке запланированном для ночлега. Была мысль идти дальше, но победила лень, и стремление не нарушать график высотной акклиматизации. Маршрут: Таль — Дхарапани — Данагю Пройдено 14 км за 6 часов, плюс радиалка 2,6 км за 1,5 часа Общий подъем – 1000 м, общий спуск – 300…
2010-02-18EN
WordPress error: blank page instead of large article.
The essence of the problem: in the process of writing a large article with illustrations (report about a trip to Nepal) I periodically saved and checked the result in the browser. And then the moment came when, when adding at least one line to the text, a glitch occurred. In the browser, only the title and the comment form remained…
2010-02-17EN
Day 05. Farewell to palm trees.
Still a tropical day, but on the last evening pass we notice the first harbingers of the approaching Height. Cold evening in a warm company, linguistic attempts No. 1. Benefits of an early start. Signs of infection observed.Route: Syanzh — Zhagat — TalTraveled 17 km in 9 hoursTotal ascent — 980 m, total descent — 520 mAltitude above sea level:…
2010-02-15EN
Day 04. Finally on foot.
Only on the fourth day of the journey did the actual campaign begin. After endless sitting in airplanes and buses, I really wanted to walk. Out of habit, walking was not easy, shoulders ached from heavy backpacks. Very warm but not hot. There are many villages around, rice fields, almost jungle on the slopes. The valley is dominated by the…
2010-02-14EN
Day 03. Only buses
The whole day was spent in Nepalese buses. The comfort of buses is inversely proportional to the distance to the capital. First, a half-empty tourist one, then the roof of the regular one, the overcrowded interior of the regular one, and finally a wild jump on potholes in an all-terrain minibus.Route: Kathmandu — Dumre — Besisahar — BhulbhuleTraveled: 160 km…
2010-02-14EN
Day 02. Kathmandu, permits, ATMs.
An already fragile sleep was completely destroyed when at 5 am the muezzin yelled from the loudspeakers. Allah Akbar and so on. Contrary to my expectations, no one rushed towards the prayer rooms. Apparently, it is not supposed to be late, and everyone who deemed it necessary went there in advance.We looked at the reception desk, heard the duty “Dont…
2010-02-11EN
And I punish, severely punish — catchphrases from the film «Eggs of Destiny»
One of the highlights of the film «Our Russia: Eggs of Destiny» is Viktor Maryanovich with his catchphrase «And I punish, severely punish.» For 85 minutes of the film, the main villain says these words 8 times. And the audience will repeat this phrase thousands more times, it has every chance to become «winged». Especially for future textbooks on the…
2010-02-08EN
Wuthering Heights
Illogical creatures try to multiply, but die en masse from depression and tuberculosis.That was the «dry residue» after reading «Wuthering Heights» by Emily Bronte. It is clear that the novel did not get me, and I did not want to write a review until I looked at Wikipedia…Japanese God! It turns out that this is not a simple book, but…
2010-02-07EN
Blog to catalog
I’ve been sitting for the second hour and adding my blog to different directories. But how are they «different»? Absolutely the same ratings ranked by the number of subscribers in Feedburner. Why am I going there? There are practically no chances to break through to the top positions. There is a vague hope that adding to the directories will add…
2010-02-07EN
Pause value
When you read a Real Book or watch a Real Movie, it happens that you really want to stop. Pause the movie/book and take a breather. Enjoy your experiences, consider them, and maybe even admire yourself. Excellent picture: «I am spiritualized.» Such a state is not a sin to remember. Feeling uplifted, knowing that you are capable of it can…
2010-02-05EN
Nepal travel calendar
In order not to get confused by the names and dates, in this post I publish a summary table. Where and when we were, how far we went, what we saw. From here, later, I will make links to a detailed description of each day of travel in Nepal.For starters, some statistics: in 33 days of travel, we covered 368…
2010-02-04EN
Pelagia and the red rooster
When I sat down to read another book about the adventures of a detective nun, I did not expect anything special from it (the book). Just wanted to «rest» after a bit of heavyweight Eco. Basically, that’s what happened. It was easy to read, I did not want to stop, I did not have time to get bored. But ……
2010-02-01EN
Building an igloo — second attempt
Yesterday I made another attempt to build an igloo. The process took 5 hours, the structure reached a height of 1.5 meters, but due to a design error, it was never completed. There was no point in continuing — the dome simply would not have had time to «converge» at a height achievable for me. Initially, it was necessary to…
2010-01-31EN
Bullfinch — not Yulia’s photo
As an experiment, I publish a photo of a naked, naked bullfinch. Of course, the photo has nothing to do with erotica and with the recently famous actress Yulia Snegir. My bullfinch is an ordinary bird, on an ordinary tree (some relative of the maple, judging by the seeds). I took a picture of her this morning, right out of…
2010-01-29EN
Building an igloo — first try
Last night I had 2 hours of time and a great desire to spend this time outdoors. So instead of going home and scribbling another blog post, I took my regular garden saw and went outside to build an igloo. The igloo is the dwelling of the Eskimos, a round house made of snow, and, as it seemed to me,…
2010-01-27EN
Eco Foucault
I’ve been sitting for 40 minutes, sorting through photos, rummaging through Wikipedia, and I don’t dare to start writing about Umberto Eco’s Foucault’s Pendulum. I have almost finished reading this book and it’s time to urgently write about my impressions «>until cool). But I don’t want to.I don’t know what’s the matter. The book did not go unnoticed, it miraculously…
2010-01-25EN
Should I come up with a new genre?
At school, I always considered essays on literature to be my «horse». It’s a great piece of writing based on a book you’ve read. You analyze, fantasize, brazenly lie… and you have a good reason for everything. And at the heart of everything, of course, is a solid work of a classic, and not your unstoppable random number generator.School has…
2010-01-24EN
Skiing!
Last week was my birthday. And as a gift, quite unexpectedly, I desired cross-country skiing (I saw such a friend and wanted). However, it turned out that in this matter, from «desire» to «receive» is no closer than from here to Paris. If alpine skiing is now sold in almost every grocery store, then it is extremely difficult to get…
2010-01-24EN
Visual route maps
Artem Mikhailov (participant of New Year’s trip) gave me the idea of developing online maps of our itineraries. Regular maps for some routes have been around for a long time. But they lack interactivity and visibility. And with the help of the Google Maps service, you can attach photos and text with links to each point on the map. As…
2010-01-14EN
List of equipment for trekking in Nepal
In order to choose the right set of clothes and equipment for a hike, you need to have a very good idea of what awaits you — climate, terrain, loads. Going to the «native» mountains (Crimea, Carpathians) I know all this by 98% and therefore the choice is simple, and the backpack is light — no more than 10 kg.…
2010-01-13EN
invention of lies
I’m sitting and watching a movie. It’s called The Invention of Lies. Watched up to 50 minutes and really wanted to stop. No, the movie is fine — the movie is wonderful. I realized that I watched it to the positive climax of the plot. According to the logic of things, a decline should begin now, some kind of trouble…
2010-01-13EN
Preparing for a trip to Nepal.
Подготовка началась примерно за два месяца до поездки. Это не значит, что два месяца мы только то и делали, что собирали чемоданы. Нет. Чемоданы мы собирали всего неделю, а все остальное время шла довольно ленивая информационная подготовка. Для начала я cкачал путеводитель Lonely Planet по Непалу. Отдельные главы из этого путеводителя я распечатал в уменьшенном формате (8 страниц на 1…
2010-01-12EN
Story (report) about a trip to Nepal.
I returned from Nepal at the end of November. Over the past month and a half, I managed to promise a whole bunch of people that soon, soon I would write a miracle report and acquaint everyone with it. I really have a sea of ideas for a report, but somehow there is no time to write everything. Apparently, to…
2010-01-11EN
Puzzle came together
I do not know about you, but I am periodically haunted by the feeling of the integrity of the world. I notice that everything is connected — an idea I read about last week, a random phrase dropped by a passerby, yesterday’s movie, and the «meaning» of events that happened to me. This connection is very thin, almost weightless, and…
2010-01-11EN
Life on Electronics
The previously mentioned Curry’s paradox was made famous by science popularizer Martin Gardner . He, as it turned out, promoted the game «Life» by John Conway to the masses. When I saw this name, I immediately remembered… 20 years ago, when there was no smell of laptops and the Internet in my life, I already tried to have fun using