It’s Super Exciting!
Soph and I are off to Nepal on the 28th for almost 9 months. We’ve got a range of trips up our sleeves mixed in with Tandem Paragliding, some NGO work and trying to come to grips with the Nepali Language.
The Plan
October 3 – November 4th
- Putha Hiunchli – working for Jagged Globe as Lead Guide
- Intermediate – Non Technical
- Dolpo Region
- 7246m
November 7 – March 10th 2015
- Based in Pokhara – Tandem Paragliding for BABU ADVENTURES
- Charity flights with KARMA FLIGHTS
- Hopefully helping out with training at the Khumbu Climbing Centre
- Learning Nepali!
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Shaun just hanging about
March 15 – April 10 INTRO EXPEDITION
- Come and Learn the basics of Himalayan Expeditions
- climbing
- Logistics
- Rope Skills
- Technical Tools (crampons etc)Introductory Khumbu Climbing expeditions
- Come and Learn the basics of Himalayan Expeditions
- April 15 – June 1 ADVANCED EXPEDITION
- Technical Climbing Expedition
- This trip will be aimed at a remote technical Peak
- For experienced climbers with previous altitude experience
- Small group numbers
- Technical Climbing Expedition
More info to follow!
Putha Hiunchuli – A successful Expedition without a Summit.
During the month of October, 10, almost complete strangers came together to make an attempt on a 7246m peak in a remote region of Nepal – The Lower Dolpo. Joining us were another 11 Nepali Staff. These men had worked together in the past but to us they were also strangers. On the 5th of […]
Storms, Yakemn and Plan Changes
An adventure is an activity with an unknown outcome …… If this definition is true then we’ve been having a HUGE adventure. By now you may have heard that the central himalaya’s bore the brunt of another tropical storm and that larghe number of people were killed or are missing in the Annapurna and Dolpo […]
Putha Hiunchuli – The Approach
Over the last 4 days the Jagged Globe, Putha Hiunchuli team has been making it’s way up through the Lower Dolpo Trail from Juphal to our current location of Karkott (3300m). The region is very dry, dust storms, donkey dust, narrow trails and deep river gorges are giving us daily challenges and rewards. The Team […]