Blogs from Himalayas, Nepal, Asia - page 2

During lunch yesterday there was an earthquake as I was two bites into my food, talking to Pat, and trying to write in my journal... laughing, happy, confident, and carefree. I couldn't wait to reach camp to text Lori and Alex that my mood had done a complete 180 degree since the previous night when I had messaged them sick and ready to give up. That moment at lunch was 22 hours ago and now I am still in Dobhan 12 feet from that exact lunch place, keep woman, Marie from France, company until her helicopter gets here because she cannot move due to her right leg that that is cut from the knee to foot... or maybe knee to hip... open. She was travelling back to KTM alone and was trapped under a boulder and ... read more

Woke up at 4:00am to a roaster lol. But I threw up a bit :( I will probably be fine tonight though. On the trek today I saw a pretty waterfall, it was thin and gracefully fell into the river. I do not even know why I am writing this because it can't do justice to this magnificent place. I also crossed this badass dangerous rock and made it out alive. We stopped in a shop on the way here because I am feeling sick so Thankur gave me stomach meds. I am travelling with two men so knowing me I will not be the first one to admit when I am feeling weak. This will be the worst day of my trip hopefully because I got to a point where I could not even stand, ... read more

Yesterday on our way to Monkey Temple I got hit in the head pretty hard by a metal thing that was in my way as I was moving out of the way of a car driver who was about to run over my foot. It started to bled a little, normally I do not care but it was the first time I ever bled from the head and I was in a foreign land, sometimes insurances scam you with loop holes which means I may have had to incur so many hospital bills, I didn't even know where a hospital was, or what if I passed out or worse died and my dad found out I lied about being alone! All that was going through my head for a tiny scrape that shed a tiny drop ... read more

Blog Entry 15 - A Personal Note From Jeff Femrite Every member of our expedition contributed thoughts, ideas, edits and spelling corrections to this blog. That being said, it is not a big secret that all those contributions ultimately flowed through me onto the pages of this blog. So I would like to take the opportunity to personally thank some people who made this blog, but more importantly, this adventure possible. 1. Thanks to you, our readers and commentators. Your good thoughts, prayers and comments were greatly appreciated. 2. To Adam and Susie, our Aussie friends and comrades. It's not easy being outsiders joining a group of eight friends, but you did it with good humor, grace and style. You found a place in our group and in our hearts. With great affection ... Thank you. ... read more

Our "Observations From The Top Of The World" was so well received, we decided to give you more. In no particular order ... A special shout out to Eric Lockard on his 23rd birthday. Thank you ... The Nepalese are not big "thankers." Don't get us wrong, they are good people but their tradition just does not accommodate a lot of "thanking." The Nepalese word for thank you is "dande-bot," but "dande-bot" is only used for exceptional "thank yous," as in "dande-bot for saving my baby from the jaws of the carnivorous mountain snow leopard." So you can imagine their bewilderment when western trekkers are constantly dande-botting them for every little thing (e.g. dance-bot for giving me the liter of water i just paid for). Baby saved from snow leopard vs. arms-length purchase of water ... ... read more