Day 6: correction
Hey All, Not too sure whether I’ll get this post through, internet is very unreliable here in the mountains! That Ice Lake is at 4460m, not 4160; so we went up 1100m and back down again today.. very hard work.…
Day 6 of Circuit Trek
Hello Everyone! This is day 6 of my Annapurna Circuit Trek and I am in Manang at about 3500m. Tomorrow will make a day hike to ‘Ice Lake’ at 4160m and then come back to Manang again. I have a…
Day 4 of Circuit Trek.
I have just finished my 4th day of hiking and all is going well! Altitude is not a factor yet as I am only at about 2650m. The weather has been good and the tea-houses comfortable. This is the first…
Foray into the Ice Fall
Today, for training, we went about a third of the way to Camp 1 through the Ice Fall. It was fun and hard. Tomorrow I and the rest of the “red” team will set off to Camp 1. We will…
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…
Training on Vertical Ice Today
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…
Lazing around in Pokhara
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…
Another beautiful day in EBC
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…
Rest Day in EBC and walk in the Ice Fall
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.…
Checking in from Narita airport
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,…
Everest Base Camp
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…
Day 1 in Tokyo
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,…
Off to Tokyo
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…
Periche – Day 2
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).
Pheriche
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…