Everyone said the trip would be life changing and truly it was. I didn’t blog much on the trek, but as per usual I still have a lot to say, and so retrospectively I will probably write some blogs of key points of my experience. For me the trip was a great time to reflect and [...]
Read More...Its been a dissappointing and truly frustrating few days for the team. As always the weather has made its mark and as a result of the persistant ‘heat wave’ we have decided to abandon base camp. The plan was to move back toward Chuule to try a first acsent of a huge rock wall but once [...]
Read More...For me a big part of the Lunag trip was about making the most of opportunity of being in such an amazing place by making sure I brought along a proper camera and took some decent photographs along the way. For a while now I have been wanting to start taking pictures of the night [...]
Read More...My wife, Marie, came home earlier today and the first thing she said was “what’s that smell!” Not the response I thought i would get after 4 weeks apart. But she was right. My kit does stink, my facial hair is unruly and I looked weathered. But I’ve got a warm glow of satisfaction and [...]
Read More...It is very strange to wake up without having Jing, Emma, Jon, Paul, Christina, Andy or Maggie to shoot the breeze with, compare fitness, appetite or headaches. Not have a bowl (or two) of porridge followed by eggs of many a variety, and swap water purification or electrolyte tablets and make sure at least one [...]
Read More...Waking up this morning in my bedroom still very tired I looked up expecting to see the roof of my tent, to turn right and see my tent buddy and to hear the sound of yak bells outside. Oddly my back seems to feel a bit sore (perhaps I’m so used to sleeping on the floor [...]
Read More...We arrived safely back in the UK last night. What an absolutely amazing trip, due not only to the location but also the people we shared the experience with. So, I would firstly like to say a big ‘thank you’ to our leaders: Steve, Neil and Matt, who led us to base camp in difficult [...]
Read More...After almost missing the lukla flight (and our leaders actually missing it). Our flight from Kathmandu to Doha was delayed resulting in us missing our connecting flight. Luckily we are on the next one due out in about 4 hours. Main pain is we now get in after 10pm as opposed to the more civil [...]
Read More...Last Supper in Kathmandu!
Read More...I forgot to put on the last blog Thanks for the comments. I only saw them last night and I was really touched. I’ve only managed to blog a couple of times, which has been hard as you might realise before the trek I love to blog about everything and anything. Sorry I haven’t done [...]
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