HAPPY HALLOWEEN! I can’t believe it’s Halloween already and we’ve been trekking for 13 days now. Unfortunately no one else in my group shares my love of the holiday as they don’t celebrate it in their respective countries. As we hiked off into the Himalayas that morning, leaving Dingboche far below us, I tried desperately to explain the epicness of Hocus Pocus to my fellow trekkers. I even quoted it a Continue reading →

Today was our rest/acclimatization day in Dingboche which would normally mean sleeping in, but seeing as sleep has eluded me (and pretty much everyone else) this entire trek I was still up bright and early after a fitful night’s sleep. And it was bloody freezing. Even the yaks looked cold For some unknown reason the staff of the guest house did not light the gas stove that morning. We were Continue reading →