Introduction The brochure promised ‘Everest Circuit and Cho La Pass. Combining Everest Base Camp (EBC) and Gokyo Lakes with a stunning crossing of the Cho La pass’. Well, the hype lived up to it and more. Those that have followed my previous posts on the Himalayas would have noted that despite numerous visits, I have […]
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12 Tips To Build Mental Toughness For Your Next Trek
If you’re going out into the mountains or the wilderness on a long-distance trek then you’ll need to mentally prepare and build your mental toughness. They say that 80% of meeting a challenge is mental and only 20% is physical. While there is plenty written about physical training for a trek, I’ve never managed to […]
Nepal: Everest Base Camp 60th Anniversary Trek – Have Dinner Suit, Will Travel
We trekked to Everest Base Camp as part of our project to trek to the base camps of all the world’s 14 highest mountains over 8,000m. You can read our blogpost on our Project Base8000 website. Watch the Video! Related posts:
Nepal: Mera Peak – adversity and resilience
Mera Peak Mountaineering Expedition, Nepal (6,476m). Handling adversity and resilience when things don’t go according to plan. They say don’t sweat the small stuff – well, I should have reminded myself of that! Sometimes we forget that being mentally prepared for an expedition is just as important as the physical. We thought we had prepared […]