In April/May I will be attempting to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. I'll be raising money for 2 very deserving charities, and if you would like to sponsor them, or me personally, please read my first post for details. I'll endeavour to keep you posted on how I'm getting on, with blog entries and pictures whenever possible. Wish me luck!
Saturday, April 02, 2011
2 April
Arrived in Kathmandu yesterday evening and got ourselves installed into a nice little hotel near enough to the centre to walk in. Today will be all about those last-minute purchases, so we'll take ourselves off to Shona's, which is a bit of a tradition before any expedition, it being an Aladin's cave of kit. Stuff is crammed into every piece of wall and floorspace of a tiny shop in the Thamel district of Ktm. Here you could kit out anything from a 2 week trek to an everest summit; some of the kit is even genuine (and just as costly as at home). For me, though it will be just one or two bits and pieces. We'll be trying for the first flight to Lukla in the morning. I just wish I hadn't seen that '10 Most Dangerous Airport's in the World' programme on TV. I think Lukla was about number 2. Hmmm
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