The highs and the lows of trekking in Nepal. The highs getting to base camp (which must rank as one of the worst campsites ever) scaling Kala Pattar and seeing the sun rise over Everest. The lows, the next day having to turn back at the base of ChoLa due to crippling diarrhoea and vomiting. Picked up a bug in Gorak Shep. While that can be bad at any time at 5,000m it can be deadly. Only option to go down. Helicopter or walk. 2 days and 10 hours of walking later (all done on 3 mouthfuls of rice and half a chapati) Im now safe in Namche. David Wilson came down with me, never really getting on top of his altitude sickness. This only left strong man Tony Graf to continue on with one if the guide porters. Must have been a bad outbreak at Gorak Shep as helicopters have been flying up and down the valley all day evacuating people. Joanne Drinnan it looks like you wont be winning the weight loss competition. Despite all that still having a good time. On a brighter note, the madman expedition hair and beard is coming along fine.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:02:14 +0000
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