We’ve spent the last few days in Namche – sorting gear -washing cloths – resorting food and getting loads to Basecamp prepared. We expect a reasonable amount of snow on the route compared to the drier conditions that this time of year normally brings. Namche has been a good place to rest and watch the […]
Heather and I are now actually down in Phortse – only about 3 hours from Namche. Over the last 7 days we’ve been slowly making our way to Gokyo Ri to acclimatise ourselves to the altitude we need to enable us to function at Camp 1 on Kyajo Ri A slow trek is an absolute […]
Namche – it’s the iconic Sherpa town that you have to pass through on your way into the Khumbu region by foot situated at 3450m it’s the first ‘must stop’ location to give your body the chance to get used to the altitude you are slowly gaining A standard way to acclimatise is not gaining […]
As usual, trips, expeditions and expectations need to be flexible when you have planned to do something in Nepal. You may often hear people who have visited Nepal on a regular basis say the phrase T I N – meaning that you can expect everything and anything to change and that things just may simply […]