Summary of article in Billed Bladet #39, 2015.
Written by our Nepal correspondent Ulrik Ulriksen.
This covers Frederik's trip, not the interview, that may be covered in a later post.
Frederik started out the first day in Nepal walking up narrow tracks to a remote mountain village, Pallo Pachok, in humid 30 degrees C (86F), so it was a sweaty Frederik who arrived at the village to a warm welcome by the locals.
He was presented to countless flower garlands, a traditional Dhaka topi-hat and given the characteristic red Hindu mark on his forehead. The local greeting is Namaste and Frederik had plenty of opportunity to say that many times. He and the rest of his delegation were also presented to a mug of lukewarm goat milk with a consistency like yogurt, complete with garlic. - It may not have been that tasty... but down it went.
The purpose of this particular visit was to learn how the Danish Red Cross aide had made a difference. The village was one of those devastated by the earthquake in April and being remote and poor, it's way down on the list of priorities for the central government in regards to rebuilding. Here Red Cross helped by supplying the locals with basic rebuilding kits, and let them build at least temporary homes for those who are homeless or simply nervous about staying in a damaged home.
A village elder, a women said in a speech: "We are so glad that the Crown Prince in coming. And grateful for the help by Danish Red Cross.
We've never had a visit by a royal or one of our politicians, so we feel very fortunate today".
Frederik said about his visit to the village: "The most impressive thing is the willpower displayed by the people.
To live remote like this, where you have to go far uphill quite a bit and on a relatively uneven surface.
The will they have to sustain a life based on their particular crop, is impressing.
The ceiling sure is high here in Nepal. We are close to the sky. It's so fantastic to walk in such a beautiful nature, where you can let your thoughts fly and enjoy the colors that are all over the place, both in regards to the nature and in regards to how people dress.
And then there is this Hinduist-Buddist faith that dominates here. It's all very balanced, very calm and it's obvious that you benefit (have a feel good feeling) from their behavior. It affects you".
Frederik also took an active part in the rebuilding that is a result of the kits supplied by the Red Cross. - And as Frederik was working, the rest of the Danish delegation worked too... And it was hot, and uphill, and through streams and then it was hot and even more uphill...!
The camp consisted of tents complete with a shower - under a nearby waterfall. Frederik had specifically requested the work to be demanding and rough, because he wanted to feel for himself, how the work is for the locals.
He explained: "I've taken part in designing the work-trip and it's obvious that if I hadn't been so physically able, we might have been driving a bit more in cars, rather than walking or trekking in the physically demanding surroundings in the hills and mountains of Nepal.
But it's extra beneficial for me to do it this way, where we move from A to B, just like the locals in the mountains of Nepal and meet them in the tight spots.
That is for me better than arrangements in meeting rooms with power point presentations, even though that can be good as well. So I have had my say in putting together this trip as much as possible and I would like to reach as far out to the locals as was possible while still being responsible. And in this case it's a peacefully disposed country we are in, so the security situation, as far as I am concerned has been good.
I feel good doing a physical effort and the sweat actually provides a bit of cooling. And it's also nice with a bit of rain from the monsoon.
All in all it has been an invaluable experience for me to have in my little mental backpack.
It's important for me to come out and experience this personally, so that I can better communicate about it, as I have been out seeing the condition with my own eyes and getting a feeling for the challenges on my own body. This here has been worth it".
After several days in a remote part of Nepal, Frederik and the delegation went to the capital Kathmandu, where they saw rebuilding projects because the capital was also hard hit by the quake.
That included a visit to a temporary rebuild house, now home to four families, with altogether fourteen people. Frederik met and had a chat with residents who told him they are busy rebuilding the local neighborhood where fifteen were killed, buried under the rubble.
On the 4th October there will be a national fundraiser for Red Cross.
Nice pic, Polyesco. 
