Quake, avalanche ‘life-altering’ for Seattle man on Nepal trek

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/life-altering-event-seattle-man-details-quake-avalanche-aftermath/ ^

[Red in Blue PA]

When the earthquake struck about noon Saturday, Greg Davenport was trekking in a steep valley in Nepal’s Langtang National Park, about 50 miles from the quake’s epicenter.

“It was a massive shaking,” said Davenport, 50, of Seattle. “All of the walls started to slough off. There were boulders, rockfalls and debris sliding down all over the place. … If you were in the wrong place, you would be hit by a boulder and be instantly crushed.”

Then, triggered by the quake, an avalanche roared into the valley.

[hinckley buzzard]

5000 people and more have died, villages have disappeared, and this over age yuppie thinks getting dust on his vest is "life-changing." This country has become a land of histrionic whiners.