Adventure Travel Blogs

Tuesday, 14th May

We had a long day yesterday driving from Zhangmu to Kathmandu especially after our last night in Tibet. Zhangmu does not have many attractions apart from the Sherpa disco! This time we had our own Sherpas to take to the disco and we all enjoyed our last night in Tibet showing the locals how to dance Zhangmu style!!!

The next morning we crossed the Friendship Bridge and re entered Nepal and had a long bumpy and hot drive back to Kathmandu. After the cold ic...

cNate Mook and Steve All nine members of the expedition group have now arrived in Kathmandu.

The team is:

• David Anderson (UK)
• Richard Christie (UK)
• Libby Farmer (UK)
• Joe Kiskis (USA)
• Nathan Mook (USA)
• Galen Mook (USA)
• Francis Stacey (UK)
• Stephen Thomas (UK)
• Eiso Vaandrager (Netherlands)
• Steve (UK)

Today (22nd April) the group are exploring Kathmandu and doing last minute sho...

Only 5 more days to go and the whole group should be together in Kathmandu. I have just returned from leading an Everest Base Camp south side trek which has served as good acclimatisation. As part of the trek we stay 2 nights in Everest Base Camp with an expedition team. This year the team we were camping with was from North East India and we wish them the very best on their summit attempt. There are more than 40 teams climbing Everest this season from the south side so base camp is a hive of...

Gosh just one week until departure, what has happened to the last 16 months when I made the decision to join this very exciting expedition. As always training has had it's ups and it's downs. But without a few screwballs thrown your way, it'd all be too easy hey?

I have just returned from a very snowy Snowdonia, where I have been trying to apply the principle of specificity by spending 5 days in the hills. Even got to put my crampons on!! Good job. cos I discovered that my feet have ch...

Finally got confirmation of a definite booking on a "guaranteed to go" trip to Nepal/Tibet for the Lhasa to Kathmandu ride. Been training for last couple of months in Canaries and Mallorca, spending 7 weeks out of the first thirteen weeks of the year riding abroad, in the sun. Unfortunately not as enthusiastic about riding in the cold, but should be getting used to it I guess..

Just got a few decisions to make about taking my own bike or hiring one, but bought it specifically ...