Tag Archives: trekking

I Need a Pint

Posted on 14 October 2011, Friday by

At least one. I have spent my week dealing with Accounting, Department of Education, Banks, Flatmates, and an obscene amount of reading on a bit of complicated international law that no one can agree on called non-refoulement. I’ve been ass … Continue reading →

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Protests and a Tortoise

Posted on 25 May 2011, Wednesday by

I loved trekking. It was no surprise, really. I love hiking so it was only logical that I would love doing it on the relative long term. But towards the end, I was burnt out. There was a time when … Continue reading →

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Stairmaster Himalayas

Posted on 24 May 2011, Tuesday by

Tatopani means “hot water” and after a long day of downhill hiking we reached the village at 1190 meters. Our guesthouse had beautiful gardens and was right above the entrance to the hot springs that the village gets its name … Continue reading →

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Mustang

Posted on 23 May 2011, Monday by

This entry was drafted after the fact, pulling from personal journal entries and memory. After the pass, the train changes considerably. Almost as if you were hiking in Oregon and went through some sort of warp only to end up … Continue reading →

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Thorung La

Posted on 22 May 2011, Sunday by

Drafted 13-May 2011 Kagbeni @ 2,800 meters Let me reiterate: fuck skydiving. High altitude trekking is the scariest – and, in many ways, the hardest thing I have ever done. We left base camp (Thorung Phedi) at four am. We … Continue reading →

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Yak Kharka

Posted on 21 May 2011, Saturday by

10 May Yak Kharka @ 4,000 meters Fuck sky diving. The most terrifying thing I’ve ever faced is high altitude trekking. Yesterday we went to the high altitude talk that is given daily by volunteer doctors. I’m glad that I … Continue reading →

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Manang

Posted on 20 May 2011, Friday by

Drafted 9-May 2011 12:30pm Manang at 3,540 meters We usually hike about five hours a day. It’s amazing what ground a person can cover using their own two feet. Sometimes I look down (from about 600 meters above and 15 … Continue reading →

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On Altitude

Posted on 20 May 2011, Friday by

I want to take a brief moment to discuss altitude before these next few blog entries. I read somewhere that if you took someone from sea level and placed them on top of Everest, they would pass into a coma … Continue reading →

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Tal @ 1700 m 4-May

Posted on 10 May 2011, Tuesday by

I am not a poet, so I do not have the words to describe the landscape we are walking through. And the best camera with the best lens would only flatten and dull it for prosperity. I can tell you … Continue reading →

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Night

Posted on 8 May 2011, Sunday by

6 May – Night @ 2,800 meters I have seen many things in my short lifetime so beautiful that my breath was taken as payment for its existence. But tonight… Tonight, I wept at the beauty of the stars. Here, … Continue reading →

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