4200m – 4885m Morning screw up, after a night snowing the mountains and the village are covered in snow and some of the porters decide to turn around afraid of the risks of Avalanche. Mules need to be loaded more to make up for the extra equipment. Junga (base camp manager) does not inform us […]

Probably the most beautiful trek on this trip so far. Canyons and rock formations towering over us. The start of the path is treacherous with a huge drop to our left overlooking a river and deep canyon. Half way in the trek, we come across a rock fall couloir, we wait patiently until lakpa Sherpa […]

Beautiful trek sun is shining. Mules are packed early morning and one of them seems to enjoy the GoPro. We agree to not stop for lunch and push in since it is only a 4-5 hours trek to the destination. Around lunch time we meet the kitchen team that has stopped to prepare lunch. Prob […]

First day of trekking and all of us and thrilled to be done with the jeep. The view right out of the lodge is stunning. We are humbled by Annapurna II which we will see for the next 2 days. We hit the trail as the Sherpas are sorting out all the gear allocation and […]

Just arrived in koto – 2487m after 10 hours on the road. The road was absolutely crazy, rocks, rivers, steep climbs, cliffs; we were all thrown from one side of the car to the other, but we were rewarded by a breathtaking view of Manaslu (8000m+) and a moonshine just before getting to Koto. We […]

Ready for the 6 hours jeep drive to koto after a night at besisahar. All the expedition gear tents, food has been unloaded from the bus and shifted to a 4×4 truck. The road ahead promises to be rough. Prob one of our last internet connections and last post for a while.

After breakfast and last shopping opportunity, we are packed and check out from Dalai La Hotel. 6 hours drive through Nepal and we arrive in besisahar. We have just picked all our freeze-dried meals for camp 2 & 3. Things are getting real by the minute.

8-10am: I catch up on my work, call my team in HK and Shanghai. 10am: breakfast with the crew 11am: Chris Harling, our expedition guide, turns up with Florence – the last member to join the expedition -. Chris covers the schedule for the coming 3 days, recos: stay ultra hydrated, drink a lot, buy […]

See below the schedule of the Expedition so you can follow us more easily Week Day Date Day Comment Thu 22-Oct 1 Depart Qatar, Netherlands, Hong Kong -> Kathmandu Fri 23-Oct 2 Arrive Kathmandu (1295m) Sat 24-Oct 3 Drive to Besisahar in bus Sun 25-Oct 4 Drive to Koto in jeep Mon 26-Oct 5 Trek […]

Enjoying the lounge and champagne and celebrating our departure. One year in the making and it’s finally time to go. Glenn is on the plane, Xavier has been flying for a while and Pat and I are about to board. Kathmandu here we come!!