Last day of Training
We had an excellent day of Ice Climbing in various forms. I scaled a near vertical ice wall without any ice tools (now that was fun). We are starting to prepare for our move up to Camp 1. Tomorrow we…
We had an excellent day of Ice Climbing in various forms. I scaled a near vertical ice wall without any ice tools (now that was fun). We are starting to prepare for our move up to Camp 1. Tomorrow we…
That’s right, the training continues in EBC. Today we practiced vertical ice climbing. I suspect we will be going high in 3 or 4 days time. The weather continues to remain wonderful, so life in EBC is not so bad…
I arrived safe and well, with all my luggage, in Pokhara yesterday and went straight to the Chhetri Sisters (3sisters) guesthouse. I was warmly welcomed back and immediately felt ‘at home’ here again. Today I am lazing around Pokhara; tomorrow…
Today we had Puja ceremony to bless our climb and all those involved. This is a cultural highlight of the trip for me. We prayed to the gods, drink, ate and danced. It was very interesting. And in the afternoon…
We continue to have wonderful weather here in basecamp. The team is really starting to get use to the higher altitude. It is hard to believe we are about 1km higher than any mountain in the 48 states of America.…
I had a fabulous stay in Tokyo, absolutely loved it. I spent 2 days discovering different parts of the city (and I realize that I have only scratched the surface) and the 3rd day I made a daytrip to Kamakura,…
The team has arrived safe and well to Everest Base Camp (5,325 mts). It is really quite beautiful up here. We have been slowly getting use to the thin air up here. It will be quite a few days before…
Arrived safe and well in my Tokyo Hotel last night. I had dinner with Patricia (my friend Olivier put us in touch) and she gave me some really good pointers: about the metro (which is fast becoming my favorite one,…
My turn to leave today: first stop Tokyo for 4 days. I look forward to getting a taste of this city and it will give me another ‘tick’ on my ‘countries visited’ list – can’t let Stephen get ahead of…
Another day in Periche due to accomodation issues higher on the hill. So today we went to Chukkung. Tomorrow we head to Laboche (for sure).
We continue up the valley and are currently in Pheriche. Weather is generally beautiful and we are having wonderful views of local 8,000 meter peaks. This morning I even spyed Cho Oyu. Plan is to move to Laboche for two…
Here’s an idea of the planned itineraries for both my treks; it’s give or take a day. **Annapurna Circuit( approx 300km/187m): Start date April 19: I would like to do this in a day less (mainly to have an extra rest day…
Today was our “rest” day. Except we spent the morning hiking around the Namche district. We climbed up to Syangboche which is the local airstrip and checked on our gear, and then onto Khumjung where along the way we got…
Yes indeed, we made the plane yesterday and hiked onto Phakding where we spent the night. Although I made it, my gear did not, so I just had my day pack. My teeth are a little furry. But tonight I…
Finally!!!! They were able to fly to Lukla on April 5th and hike to Phakding the same day. So now the Expedition is truly on its way!