Our internet connection has been very irregular over the last 2 days so I will post my backlog as soon as […]

It’s not a university frat thing… Before we even get on the mountain, lead Sherpas or a lama will perform […]

Since there is a lot of waiting at base camp to acclimatise or rest, I will share with you some […]

This has been a total Nepalese experience that I have postponed for 20-30 years, i.e. No shortcuts on the acclimatisation […]

Well just sitting in the tea houses in this short season, you see a lot of interesting people strolling in. Kenton Cool […]

A beautiful, simple and humble monument looking up the valley to Lobuche (background right) and Cho Oyu in Tibet. I did not […]

Never a boring sight. Overlooking two valleys, one going towards Mt Makalu, the other towards Tibet and Cho Oyu

Wow, extraordinary what getting down to a reasonable 4250m (14’000 ft) can do to your body! a couple more nights […]

It’s not all beautiful pictures and smiley faces. After having had a bad bout of Altitude Mountain Sickness at 4800m […]

We have arrived at 4’820m, higher than the Mt Blanc, where we will spend 3 nights with a push tomorrow to 5’200m […]