Homeward bound, views of Cho Oyu & very cold camping.
The home leg via Gokyo Ri. Tiredness is creeping in & the weather is deteriorating.
Hiking
Eerie memorials to fallen mountaineers & an out of body experience.
The mornings are now colder and even though light it is only when the sun breaks through with its warmth that you manage to shake off your tiredness. We’re now at the final approach to Everest Base Camp and climbing […]
Wonderful views of Ama Dablam & Pumori.
Meeting a famous sherpa & a lesson in altitude sickness.
Illness on the trail & a visit to the Khumjung Monastery.
Shopping in Namche for a new sleeping bag & viewing the infamous Yeti skull.
Exhilarating flight into Lukla & hiking on the trail to Namche Bazaar.
Flying into Lukla & starting the trek.
Flying to Kathmandu to start the trip to Everest Base Camp.
A three week trip to the Himalayas in Nepal. Starting at Kathmandu, flying to Lukla and hiking along the famous Khumbu trail, this amazing trip culminated in the spectacularly close views of Mount Everest from Kala Pattar.
Hiking around the Swiss Alps with my first glimpse of the Matterhorn.
Activities : Hiking around the Zermatt region of Switzerland to Schatxplatte & the Hornli hut at the foot of the Matterhorn. Glacial crossing to the Monte Rosa hut & summitting on the 4,000m+ Breithorn.