Hi Just thought I'd make a quick announcement to let you know about my latest incarnation as the GreenFestivalMan. This year I’m trying to live on a reduced carbon diet by following ten, self-designed green festival tips, and do my part to Stop Climate Chaos. The Greener Festival Guide We can stop climate chaos - Together we are irresistible, together we count. Sign the I Count Petition I've also taken a rather ambitious challenge to not eat meat throughout the period 20th-24th June, will you help me? "I will just eat vegetarian food at Glastonbury Festival (2007), but only if 200 [View Full Entry]

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Just to let you know that I've now managed to complete the missing parts of my previous entries. Last nights celebratory meal was good. Though the moral questions whether it is right to buy a bottle of wine which costs most half a month's wages here for most people is a good one. The food is still repeating on me now. I woke up the other morning and listening to some music I had brought along. Pearl Jam - 'Alive' is a good song to wake to once you've completed this experience. Yesterday I went around a few shops buying some [View Full Entry]

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This morning we took off from Lukla and returned to the heady (but welcome) chaos of Kathmandu. I'm recharged ... Bacon and eggs for brekkie Washed ... hot shower ahhhh and ready to roll. I woke up this morning at 4.20 and realised that it was all just about finished. The highs have been extremely high and the lows extremely low. The was no middleground to ponder. A true rollercoaster life experience. I hope you've all had a taster of the trip through this blog. It has been a fantastic experience, with some fantastic people. I have seen things to make [View Full Entry]

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Well I'm on the road again and fighting fit, I walked today. Kento (my horse) stayed at the lodge just in case he was needed again. But today I felt good enough to make the 4 hour walk to Lukla. Yesterday I even made it out into Namche Market for a little shopping. It was a bit disturbing to see I humn cranium for sale though. I dread to think what the story behind tat was. The lowlands here are beautiful, and dare I say it actually much pretty than the land above the tree line. After three glasses of red [View Full Entry]

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Yesterday morning at 05:10 I came down with a severe bout of sickness and Diarroha. So bad that as soon as I had made it down the hill, Rolfe and Dave had to hire a horse to take me through the passes to Namche. Not having eaten properly since base camp I was weak and the illness made me dehydrated. Last night Dave (The Doc) put me on an IV in my cold, bare lodge room in Namche. Nail in the wall to hang the IV from. After 1 litre of Saline, rectal supositories and paracetamol to bring down my fever [View Full Entry]

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I woke up a few times last night. It was the first time in my life I had felt claustrophobic. Our rooms were small and dark with 9"x9" skylights. Felt scared by this window and wondered what my Grandad felt in his Japanese Prisoner War Camp, managed some sleep. The morning was very cold put on my balaclava and goretex coat. When we arrived at Gorak Shep I already felt dizzy and sick. We were comforted by the option of choosiung a dish of the menu. Most elected for cheese omelete and chips. with hindsight this was problably not a good [View Full Entry]

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** Entry completed 28 Nov 2006 ** There were no fleas in Lobuche thank god. Only rats. The group anticipates Base Camp tomorrow. It is obvious from everyoness face that people are worried. I feel ok and optimistic despite the 12 hour day ahead of me. We have been breifed that we will head out at 6am. Lobouche is very cold. The cloud is coming up the valley bringing with it the damp. A few of us went up to the edge of the Khumbu Glacier. Most of it was grey glacial till (rock debris). Now and again we caught a [View Full Entry]

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**Entry completed 28 Nov 2006** We trekking up to around 4900m today. So much for the rest. I was pleased that my knee held out and my breathing has improved. There are still members of the group which permanently feel out of breath. A number of people continue theirown risky quests and gain no respect from the rest of the group. To run of these mountains (even for a short time), show symptoms of AMS and continue to push yourself beyond medical advice should attract nothing lesss than failure. Another member goes out alone into the freezing cloud. No map, no [View Full Entry]

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We started out this morning travelling along frosty bitten paths, in the shadow of Everest. Everest shows itself intermittently as we travel towards our goal of Base Camp. The trail is quieter now and sherpas and yaks are fewer. Last night Rolfe (group leader and accomplished mountaineer) told us the heart rendering story of a sherpa which encapsulates their spirt. One Sherpa who got to the end of his day and asked if he could travel to Kathmandu to get medicine for his daughter who had Scepticima (she was a two day run away). Later Rolfe sawthe same sherpa again and [View Full Entry]

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Turns out there is now a internet station in Tengboche. We've just arrived. It was a steep climb, but again I was using my tried and tested small steps. (I'm in no rush) I feel good and am in good health keeping up my water regime when others are slipping. I'm a bit of a stickler for keeping to my own set of rules :) We arrived in cloud cover. A few flakes of snow. Just when we were wondering whether that mountain was going to end, we turned the corner there stood the monastry. Everything is calm and the bleakness [View Full Entry]

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