Here are some more photos of our visits in Delhi to the Childreach-related projects. I’m really glad that we got to see this in the run up to our Everest base camp trek.
Hope you like em!
Rosanna
Last night, I went out for an authentic Indian meal with my family to prepare and get in the mood for the journey ahead. I had just one hour’s sleep before the taxi came to take me to the airport (at 2.30am!)…so, I arrived at the terminal exhausted and met the rest of the Everest [...]
I have to leave to get to the airport in 2 hours - I don’t quite know what to do with myself…should I sleep for two hours or just stay up? Is it worth sleeping?
Using his 19th Everest climb as an environmental statement, Apa Sherpa hopes to focus international attention on the damages being done to Mount Everest by mountaineers and global pollution.
Going to the visa centres in person if possible is so much easier than doing it online. Before my Everest Base Camp Trek I needed to get Indian and Nepali Visas.
A new ‘Seven Peak Challenge’ record has been set! Johnny Strange from California has become the youngest person ever to summit the tallest peaks in each of the world’s seven continents. He capped his record breaking feat on June 8th this year with his ascent of Australia’s Mount Kosciuszko after summiting Mount Everest in May.
I’ve had advice about altitude sickness from an expert in trekking holidays in the Everest region. For those thinking of an Everest Trek it’s good advice.
Kirsty at Mountain Kingdoms gave me advice related to the Everest Base Camp Trek:
we talked about the weather in Nepal, altitude sickness, kit, and food.
This is part of a hilarious episode of Have I got News for You. Brian Blessed talks about the difficulties of going to the toilet when climbing Mount Everest.
I went out last night with some friends, but I had to leave early because I felt so ill. I was really dizzy and I found it difficult to focus, my arms were also aching from the jabs and countless people bumping into them throughout the evening.
I don’t know whether it was the cocktail of [...]
I’ve just had my appointment with the nurse to have my jabs. I think I mentioned in an earlier post why I got them all together in one go diphtheria/tetanus/polio, hep A/typhoid and meningitis.
I have plasters all over my arms, and they’re aching quite a bit. The worst by far is the hep A/typhoid which is making [...]
