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December 19th 2007
Published: January 9th 2008
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A Tip For Seasonal Travel: I Wish Someone Had Told Me This Before You wouldn’t do an Alaskan cruise during winter and you wouldn’t visit the Sahara in summer. These are two well established pieces of assumed knowledge which every one of us has installed somewhere between our earlobes. From this, it should not take a long stretch of hard thought to come to the simple conclusion that you should... Read Full Entry



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Matthew Lee
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Finished uni? Too lazy to get a job? Got a passion to see the world? Why not run away and try to cross the world from Bangkok to London without flying! Starting on January 11, 2007 I set out to do just that with my mate Jeff. Bangkok, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, a six month sojourn in China, Mongolia, Nepal and India have happened already. Who knows where this new year will find me. See the World.... full info
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Good BridgeGood Bridge
Good Bridge
Freezing StreamFreezing Stream
Freezing Stream
Ben Fights the Wind Ben Fights the Wind
Ben Fights the Wind
The wind picked up here, this is about 4400m above sea level as we neared Dingboche.
DingbocheDingboche
Dingboche
Buggered But Happy Buggered But Happy
Buggered But Happy
TarbocheTarboche
Tarboche
My favourite mountain.
The Road AheadThe Road Ahead
The Road Ahead
Although this was taken on our acclimatisation day, this is the path that leads up towards the Khumbu glacier.
An Idea of ScaleAn Idea of Scale
An Idea of Scale
AcclimatisingAcclimatising
Acclimatising
Climbing higher and higher, when do you decide to stop?
Tarboche and CholatseTarboche and Cholatse
Tarboche and Cholatse
Raj, Ama Dablam, and the WorldRaj, Ama Dablam, and the World
Raj, Ama Dablam, and the World
Raj really loves Ama Dablam.
RajRaj
Raj
Self-PortraitSelf-Portrait
Self-Portrait
Who needs a tripod?
Bad Hair DayBad Hair Day
Bad Hair Day
Beanies really do screw up your hairstyle.
FreezingFreezing
Freezing
I washed myself with this cloth (Aussie, Aussie, Aussie) and then put it out to dry. Unfortunately, within five minutes it had frozen solid, so solid that I could hold it vertically like this! Photo courtesy of Ben.
Pheriche in its ValleyPheriche in its Valley
Pheriche in its Valley
This was taken on the day when the weather turned sour.
Slowly ClimbingSlowly Climbing
Slowly Climbing
Ben was really doing it hard at this point.
A Rare Moment of Clear SkyA Rare Moment of Clear Sky
A Rare Moment of Clear Sky
At the Base of KhumbuAt the Base of Khumbu
At the Base of Khumbu
The frozen river flowing off the glacier.
Graveyard on KhumbuGraveyard on Khumbu
Graveyard on Khumbu
Memorials to climbers who didn't make it home.
The Way Up the GlacierThe Way Up the Glacier
The Way Up the Glacier
Tough work at 4800m.



9th January 2008

Ali
Ali Watters

Great blog and photos!
Hindsight always 20/20 - another true cliché... congratulations on surviving the Himalayas in December!
11th January 2008

tannismc
Tannis McCartney

Amazing
Stunning photos. Almost makes me want to go in December...
12th January 2008

Doma Kali in Nepali
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Brilliant blog
I was there in November and even then, the temperature plummetted to -17 degrees at night time. It was just insane! Great pictures you have here, reminded me so much of my previous trip.
2nd May 2008

deleted_5517
deleted_5517

looking forward to it
Hey, entertaining blog, man! I'm headed up to EBC in monsoon season and you've really made me excited about it.
20th September 2008

barrygahan
Barry

Amazing pics...
..and a great blog. I've painful memories of going above 5000m but I'd love to try this hike to Base Camp someday. Though perhaps not in December!
29th June 2009

tuba
non-member comment

when?
thanks for your detailed blog.So you it'sbetter to go in september?No musson rain?i want to go in september. and also i read your trip in istanbul.if you're still here i can give you some other advice
9th March 2010

Betty Langtry
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guide
Was your guide Rajesh Shrestha?
30th March 2010

mattylee
Matthew Lee

guide
No, he was Rajkumar Basnet. Sorry.

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