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Hello all,

Hope everything is going well with your own trek preparation plans. Hard to believe we have less than four months to go.
It's starting to feel very real to me, especially now that my airline ticket is bought and paid for !

Think I've gathered together pretty much all that I'll need to bring along, but have found it a fine balance between travelling light and preparing for the variety of conditions we may encounter.
Hoping Santa brings me an extra camera batte...

Tuesday 8th November 2011
I’m at sea on the MV Pharos SG. I’ve flown in from Santiago, had a night in Stanley (Falkland Islands) and then joined the ship. The Pharos is the fisheries patrol vessel for South Georgia, and has a remit to deter vessels from fishing illegally in the area. She’s about 60 metres long, quite comfortable but rolls a fair bit.

Hi, Just booked the Everest basecamp trip for the 10th of Feb 2012 just wondering if any of you out there where on this trip?

Can't wait! 

Six months and counting until April's Base Camp Trek and I'm starting to wonder if I am crazy to think I can do it.

Then this little voice comes into my head from childhood - "I think I can, I think I can ..." and feel like I'm back on track.

I'm really enjoying the preparation and planning, research and reading involved when I travel, but also think that's where the doubt comes in. Just read a comment from a recent base camp trekker who said his Exodus group was only ...