Everest Base Camp – We all made it!!
Sunday, October 25th, 2009 Posted in On the trek | No Comments »Thats right, today we set out for a 10 hour round trip to base camp and I am very happy to say that EVERYONE made it! There was a few tears at this very emotion moment but through a combination of ...
Lebouche – 36 hours away from base camp
Saturday, October 24th, 2009 Posted in On the trek | No Comments »Just a quick post as it is cold and we are all quite tired. Long walk today across some more stunning scenery and some big climbs - yes more up! At the top though of our climb we were treated some ...
Dingboche – the campsite with the best views in the world!
Friday, October 23rd, 2009 Posted in On the trek | No Comments »Woke up this morning to a 360 degree vista of snow capped mountains and huge valleys - where did they come from! As today is a rest day, we were treated to a lie in (7am - wow, they do treat us!). ...
Debuche to Dingboche – 4400m
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 Posted in On the trek | No Comments »Another bright and breezy start - chilly as well! We crawled out of our tents to amazing views of the mountains all around. We set off at a gradual climb with the view getting better and better with ever step! The ...
Debuche – A long way from Namche Bazaar
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 Posted in On the trek | No Comments »Another early morning, but we are getting used to them now, we packed up our kit and hit the trail. Jez, our trek leader, promised us that today would give us the best scenery so far and he wasn't wrong. Following ...
Rest day (or was it?!) – this could be the last post for a while
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 Posted in On the trek | No Comments »After a lie in (7am!) and breakfast we set of for an acclimatisation walk around the ridge line of Namche. After a grueling acsent up to 3900m we caught our first glimpse of our target, Everest. Epic! This could be the last ...
Trek to Namche Bazaar
Monday, October 19th, 2009 Posted in On the trek | No Comments »A long and tough day ahead we all have a hearty breakfast of very gloupy porridge. We packed our bags, checked our days sacks, and set off. In the mean time our Sherpa and porter support team were busy packing up ...
Lukla landing and 1st days trek
Sunday, October 18th, 2009 Posted in On the trek | No Comments »After only 4 hours sleep since leaving Heathrow we all got up at 4 am, shower, pack, breakfast and leave the hotel by 5.15 ready for an early flight with Yeti Airlinesto Lukla, an airstrip known for its ridiculously short runway ...
Landed in Kathmandu
Saturday, October 17th, 2009 Posted in On the trek | No Comments »We've landed in safely in Kathmandu, all slightly exhausted and looking forward to a shower. It is the Hindu festival of light - Divali, so the city is lit up in a sea of colour, there are fairy lights and candles ...