Category : Expeditions
I am writing this on the eve of my climb to Camp 1 and Camp 2 in the relative luxury of Everest Base Camp. As I have never been to the higher camps before I can only use loosely the word luxury at this stage as I am led to believe there are no comparable
Sunday morning and I am woken up at 5.00 am with an early morning call from none other than a herd of Yaks!! Yep Matthew decides to put these lovely animals on so I can hear their neck bells. This was in an effort to feel me the Nepalese mountain atmosphere so far removed from
It is great to be at Everest Base Camp amidst the most wonderful sight of the most difficult climb before us. My kit has finally arrived from Katmandu but I would hate to start wearing some clean pants at such an early stage in the expedition! We are all eating and more importantly remaining hydrated
As I hear my Mums voice say ‘are you nearly there yet’? It reminds me of the countless journeys that we embarked upon in the past when I subjected her to a similar question thousands of times. Was this repay or simple curiosity? I was happy to answer this time Yes I have arrived at
Since leaving Namche 2 days ago the first view of Everest was breathtaking. The group continue to acclimatize at varying paces resulting in some members of the group moving towards Chhukhung and our next plan is to trek towards Deboche at 4410 mtrs. Plans do change frequently but ultimately we are moving upwards! We are
Since my last blog I have certainly travelled a few miles to reach the point at which I am able to relay the following news about what has happened so far… now if a journey was predictable it would not be worth writing a blog about. In this instance I am pleased to let everyone
My last post was over a month ago, and it detailed the crazy winter weather I experienced whilst training for a potential Everest expedition. I went to Aberdeen for a climbing trip at the end of February, and although we expected snow, we actually found ourselves climbing on sun-baked rocks on the sea cliffs. This
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