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Date: 1965-04 Location: Namche, Solukhumbu Description: Houses in the village. In 1965 Namche was a poor, threadbare, struggling village of a marginal and relatively ignored people. This was only a couple of years after the American Everest Expedition and well before the area became swamped by international climbers bringing Western gear and vastly improved wages for Sherpas.