Last Day in the Khumbu
Today we started our final trekking day in the Khumbu, leaving Namche and headed for Lukla. Today's hike was supposed to be a mellow one, but most of our group was pretty tired…
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Medicine
Trek Down The Mountain
Today we started our trek back down the mountain. We leave 2 of our colleagues at base camp who are climbing up to camp 2. A third member became ill, so he is headed back down the…
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Gorakshep, Kala Patthar, and Everest Base Camp!
Amazing day! Today wake up tea was especially nice, because it's pretty cold here at 17,000 feet! There is nothing quite like getting up to hot tea served by my new Sherpa…
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Lobuche to Gorakshep and Kala Patthar
Today we continued our trek towards Everest Base Camp, with today's goal being Gorakshep. We had a nice easy trek today, as many people are feeling the altitude. We had to send…
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Pheriche to Lobuche
Today we had a later start. Morning tea was at 7am, so we had a leisurely morning. After a usual breakfast for me, chapati with jam and a cheese omelette, we were back on the…
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City Life, Bhojhan Griha, the Kama Sutra and the Yeti
Great day! 11 of us tourists along with our Peak Promotion guide, Ganesh Sharma, walked around the city for some shopping and sight seeing. The city was busier on Tuesday. More…
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Kathmandu Here I come!
It's official. I'm off to Nepal! Boise to Salt Lake City to New York to Doha to Kathmandu!
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Dear Family, Friends, and Colleagues, I am on the final countdown until I leave for Nepal and Mt. Everest Base Camp! For those of you who don’t know, I am traveling with the…
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