KATHMANDU: A septuagenarian British adventurer is out on a 9,600-km journey to support the people of Nepal.
Rosie Swale Pope, 73, the author of several books, including is running solo to support UK-based charity PHASE Worldwide, which empowers isolated communities in Nepal.
She has recently crossed Istanbul’s iconic Bosphorus Bridge on foot, international media reported.
The British adventurer started her journey from London last July 2018 pulling food, fuel, stove, sleeping gear, clothing and solar panels to recharge electronics in a special carbon fiber cart.
Turkey is the 13th country that she passed through. She aims to support a project to improve the health, education and livelihood of local communities in Nepal, which was hit by a devastating earthquake in 2015.
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