TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE
NOT GOODBYE BUT SEE YOU SOON
15th Nov 2019Day 11 Trekking Namche Bazaar (3440 masl) to Lukla (2840 masl) – 6 to 7 hours, 20 to 21 km. After more than 6 hours of hiking from Namche, we finally made it back to the first village Lukla, where we began our trek almost 2 weeks ago. No sugar coating the facts about the […]
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HEADING BACK DOWN TO LOWER GROUND
14th Nov 2019Ascent VS Descent Okay, so, on the up trek, there is a huge concern about acclimatisation, which requires us to ascend at a very slow rate so we allow our bodies to adapt to the increasing altitude and reducing oxygen levels. Therefore, you will see that our walking distances and durations were relatively quite short […]
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HIGH ALTITUDES AND LOW TEMPERATURES
13th Nov 2019Day 8 Trekking Gorak Shep (5190 masl) to Kala Patthar (5580 masl) and back to Gorak Shep – 3 to 4 hours, 3 to 4 km. Gorak Shep to Pangbouche (3950 masl) – 6 to 7 hours, 18 to 19 km. The highlight of my day today: having a hot shower and washing my hair […]
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ROCKING IT OUT – THE BIG DAY!
12th Nov 2019Day 7 Trekking Lobouche (4950 masl) to Gorak Shep (5190 masl) – 3 to 4 hours, 4 to 5 km. Gorak Shep to Everest Base Camp (5364 masl) and back to Gorak Shep – 3 to 4 hours, 4 to 5 km. My energy and excitement has been so high that I couldn’t even sleep […]
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SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE
11th Nov 2019This was our mantra for the day. Day 6 Trekking Dingbouche (4410 masl) to Lobouche (4950 masl) – 4 to 5 hours, 9 to 10 km. So, every night after dinner, our guide, Mohan, takes out his trusty map and gives us a briefing about what to expect on the next day’s trek. This includes […]
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THE UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE… AND TREKKING!
10th Nov 2019Bad times never last and all good things come to an end. Day 4 Trekking Our 4th day started off by saying goodbye to Hotel Everest View as we set off towards our next village, Pangbouche. Note: this 4th day was yesterday, but I was way too tired to put together something good enough for […]
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MOUNTAIN QUEEN FOR A DAY
9th Nov 2019I’m sure today’s post title has got you scratching your head in confusion. Maybe these three words can clear things up for you: Hotel Everest View. (I know pictures speak 1000 words but I apologise for there not being any pictures to accompany this post (and probably any following ones from now until Base Camp). […]
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MOVIN’ ON UP
7th Nov 2019What I’m most thankful for today is that we walked that extra distance yesterday. A great way to demonstrate yet another simple but important lesson. Rather than saying “why do today what you can do tomorrow”, consider this: “do what you can today to make tomorrow easier”. What do you guys think about that? I’d […]
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BELIEVING IN THE BIGGER PLAN
6th Nov 2019While we were having breakfast this morning, we heard the most amazing sound in the near distance. Can you guess what it was…? No, not the ice cream truck… It was a propeller plane starting up its engines! And no, it wasn’t amazing just because these things excite my engineering side, but rather because it […]
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FEELING GROUNDED
5th Nov 2019“Bright and early” they say… Well, I don’t know where they got the “bright” part from because when we woke up at 3 am this morning, it was pitch dark! But with our duffle bags packed and our backpacks ready the night before, we set off with our trusty guide to the local Manthali airport […]
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