I was deeply saddened when I heard news of yesterday’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal and the resulting loss of life.  It has only been 16 months since I visited and images of the UNESCO World Heritage sites that now lie in ruins are fresh in my mind. I find myself angered by US news coverage which seems disproportionately focussed on a relatively small number of foreign climbers on Everest rather than the thousands of Nepalese who have been killed and the loss of history that the country has suffered. My prayers go out to all who are suffering as a result of this catastrophe.