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on Nov 24, 2008 in Charity treks Everest trek Sponsored events deafblind Everest flickr sense sense charity sense trek share slideshow It’s great to be back home after an eventful two and a half weeks. Thank you for following our trek through this blog. Your messages have been of great support to all of us in the most difficult times of our journey. We would like to share our...
Day 16
on Nov 17, 2008 in Charity treks Everest trek Sponsored events Action Challenge Base Camp Kathmandu sense Long delay invariably in Kathmandu. We’re a quiet group now. As far as I can tell though this trek has been an unqualified success. 1. 26 out of 30 made the trip to base camp. 2. No broken ankles or bones 3. Almost pandemic coughs and colds sin...
Day 15
on Nov 16, 2008 in Charity treks Everest trek Sponsored events Bagmati River Pashuatinath Temple Sagarmatha sense A bit of human debris after the party – rapper Gordon couldn’t find his key (or his brain) and slept in the corridor outside. This morning a trip to the Pashuatinath Temple beside the Bagmati River. Nepal (if you’ve been following the...
Day 14
on Nov 15, 2008 in Charity treks Everest trek Sponsored events Everest Kathmandu sense sense charity sense trek Yeti Air We had a great night last night saying goodbye to six guides and 14 porters. Saying goodbye involved very noisy dancing and men with beards (like me) seemed just as attractive to a four foot six inch porter as a blonde bombshell (like Diana)!. Th...
Day 13
on Nov 14, 2008 in Charity treks Everest trek Sponsored events Lukla Sagarmartha sense sense charity sense trek Last day of the trek with a route march to Lukla. 20km slog up and down, up and down and then up and up but of course we’re now all hardened so it was nothing! Dave Pearson would be proud of me (but also miles ahead!). As we left the...
Day 12
on Nov 13, 2008 in Charity treks Everest trek Sponsored events namche sense sense charity trek Someone left their electric blanket on all night! Others in the same room abandoned ship and moved to the restaurant for the night due to the symphony of snoring! Anyone with any lingering doubt about staying at Chez Jack had them dispelled by pas...