Bill Does Everest!

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  • Day 3 Trek Pics

  • Day 3 Trek

    What a good night sleep. Not slept in a hoody for years!! 😂 It was so cold. Breakfast was usual fare and we have all got used to the menus which are very similar in all tea houses.  Today was a more relaxed day to acclimatise ourselves to the altitude conditions. It was a 500m…

  • Day 2 Trek Pics

  • Day 2 Trekking

    So eventually got to bed. Started on diamox that certainly increased my frequency to the bathroom! 😂 So after a restless nights sleep with no heating, all of the group made it to breakfast on time to get the base energy for the big day ahead. A good old fashioned porridge was in order for…

  • The First Day Trek Pics

  • The First Day Trekking

    Well the group gathered at 3:30am for the coach to take is to Ramechhsp Airport. It took us four hours to get there. The last hour was memorable with winding mountain roads, steep cliff drops and in some parts, the road was completely unfinished. The coach squeaked as it bounced around but the Nepal driver…

  • Getting Ready Pics

  • Getting Ready

    Well slept like a log. After breakfast of oats and yogurt met up with Nepal guide for the morning tour of Kathmandu. Our guide Miss S (names are going to be an issue for me) 😂 together with Helen ((UK), Paul and his wife from NZ for a trek through Kathmandu streets. Even at 9am…

  • Arrival Pics

  • Arrival

    Its been a very long day. On the 5am flight from Dammam and transferred via Doha to Kathmandu. Flight from Doha was rammed. So glad I took business class option as managed to carry on all my luggage. Had a couple of attempts to land due to bad weather. Well it was rough but exciting…