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...dead in Manipur, northeast India. The rioters burned the state legislative assembly and other buildings in protest at a government extension of a four-year cease-fire with the separatist Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland. The government issued a "shoot-on-sight" order to police to enforce an indefinite curfew across the state...
...curfew afforded Greenfeld plenty of time with Weihenmayer and his team after their successful summit. "I couldn't go back to my hotel, and we couldn't go outside because the police were shooting to kill," says Greenfeld. "So Erik and I were stuck in a room together for two days. I think he got pretty sick...
...this week's cover story (What have you done for us lately, Karl?), he had a new problem. In the aftermath of the massacre, Kathmandu was seething with intrigue and turmoil. A noon curfew was imposed, and maneuvering around the city became increasingly dangerous. Getting Weihenmayer's story became a little more problematic. "At one point I was walking down the street past the palace with Erik when a riot broke out," says Greenfeld. "Erik with his cane and I had to run from these angry, shaven-headed Nepali youth and the police who were chasing them...
Nothing about the assignment proved simple, not even leaving it. Because the airport staff obeyed the curfew, many planes were unable to take off, so Greenfeld and the Weihenmayer expedition were in danger of being grounded. Surveying the amount of equipment the expedition members had with them, Greenfeld was comforted. "I thought, I could do worse than be stuck with guys who survived months in the world's most inhospitable place," says Greenfeld. "But we got the last plane out that...
...Since private, room parties can often run past 1 a.m. if they remain quiet, council members declared their efforts a victory for the council, though they say a new room party curfew is in the works...