It was good to finally meet some more of the group that would be going
out to Everest on the Base Camp Trek with me.

…it was great to go for a proper walk up and down the mountains, after all, that really is the best training you can do. It also gave me a chance to try out some of the new hiking clothes I’ve bought.

We will rely on the Sherpa people and thier kindness so much, but without groups like The Edmund Hillary Trust, their lifestyle will only be damaged by our visits.

Apparently, she has to deal with “hundreds of trekkers that fall ill on the trek to Everest Base Camp”. That could be me!

I found this segment of the Ricky Gervais radio show where they’re talking about Mount Everest.

I’m getting quite excited about the prospect of tackling the massive mountain, but I’m also rather worried about my lack of climbing experience! This year, so far I’ve only climbed one mountain in the Lake District with Dave…it was an interesting experience.

Apa Sherpa says that he “climbs Everest for fun”

British explorer and endurance icon Sir Ranulph Fiennes has successfully summited Mount Everest on his third attempt.

I found these photographs on Flickr taken during the Everest Base Camp trek by a photographer and trekker called faileaca¡n. Thanks faileacain!

I’ve reached my target! - Well, actually I’ve exceeded it having raised £2,450! Everyone’s been so generous and supportive. I really thought it would be very difficult to get the money and convince people to donate but it was actually much easier than I thought.
I raised the money through a combination of writing letters and [...]

I’ve started to research about Nepal and Everest. Dave gave me two books to read to start me off - Coronation Everest by Jan Morris, and Everest: A Trekker’s Guide, by Kev Reynolds.
Coronation Everest is a novel by a journalist for The Times who went on the first ever successful expedition to the summit [...]

I’ve booked appointments for my jabs.
I’m getting the Hep A/ Typhoid, Diphtheria/ Tetanus/ Polio, and Meningitis at the beginning of June. I’ve decided against the rabies jabs as apparently we’ll have very good medical insurance so in the unlikely event that I get bitten by a rabid animal, I can get quick medical attention. [...]

My foot feels a little better now, but you should notice that the nerve barometer is set to panic.

I’m going to go on a jog this evening and see how it goes.

I went for a jog again this morning, and decided to run on the grass instead of the concrete path as I’ve heard that running on grass puts less pressure on the knees, so it’s better for you.

However, it was raining and the grass was very slippery. As I was going downhill, I slipped on [...]

I went for a jog this morning for the first time in Leeds - I don’t like jogging anywhere that I know I’ll bump into people I’ll know! However, I’ve found a park, the opposite direction from where all the students live that’s nearly always empty. I think I’ll start jogging there more often!

Fundraising is going quite well. I’ve got a couple of weeks until the deadline and just got around £500 to make until I reach the total!
If any one fancies contributing to this fabulous cause just go to www.justgiving.com/rosannaterberg and click on “sponsor me now” to donate online.

I’ve just realised that I haven’t mentioned anything about how I got involved with Childreach. My boyfriend, David Milton, is the student fundraising manager for the charity. He organises the events and volunteers for every challenge event the charity offers i.e. climbing Kilimanjaro, cycling across Death Valley, hitch-hiking to Dublin etc.

Dave is going to [...]

There was a social last night at the pub. I was really looking forward to meeting everyone I’d be going to Everest with. I got there quite late as I had a rehearsal to go to that didn’t finish until 9.30 and everyone had been in the pub since 7.
By the time I had [...]

I’ve just been to possibly the most intense yoga session of my life! Previously, the yoga classes I’ve been going to have been relaxing and energised, but never hugely challenging. The class teacher is an Eastern European guru, who works all the students so hard! Sweat was quite literally dripping from my body. I think [...]