Whilst we are waiting for Rosanna’s story to resume, it’s a good time to tap into the resource of the Everest Experts.
I’m gonna post the second installment of the advice Rosanna received from Kirsty at Mountain Kingdoms. Kirsty is an expert on the Everest Base Camp Trek, so it meant alot to Rosanna to speak to [...]

…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.

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.

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!

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 [...]

Skipping up Everest: When I first started skipping each morning, I thought it would be really easy as I used to do it all the time for what seemed like hours as a kid. However, it is really one of the hardest kinds of exercise I’m doing – way more exhausting than jogging!