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 the remaining gear today. Then Chris proceeds to checking our bags and gear one by one.

12pm: bag check done, we head for the gear shop to purchase the last remaining items. It never ends!

2pm: lunch at roadhouse cafe, excellent pizza.

4-6pm: nap

630-830pm: Nepalese traditional dinner with excellent food and local dances.

9pm: a drink at Sam’s bar and headed back to the room to finish packing, do a little work and go to bed.

12am: time to sleep!