The plan

---

Thanks to all who have shown interest in my wee plan - time to share some details:

Itinerary looks a bit like so:

02/12/2012: London > Delhi > Kathmandu

03/12/2012: Arrive Kathmandu

04/12/2012: Kathmandu > Lukla > Phakding

05/12/2012: Phakding > Namchee

06/12/2012: Namchee > Tengboche

07/12/2012: Tengboche > Dingboche

08/12/2012: > Chukkung > Chukkung Ri > Chukkung

09/12/2012: Chukkung - rest day

10/12/2012: > Imja Tse base camp

11/12/2012: Imja Tse summit day > Chukkung

12/12/2012: Chukkung > Kongma La > Lobuche

13/12/2012: Lobuche > Shomare

14/12/2012: Shomare > Ama Dablam Base Camp > Pangboche

15/12/2012: Pangboche > Nha (lower Gokyo valley) > stay somewhere in this valley

16/12/2012: ? > Namche

17/12/2012: Namche > Lukla

18/12/2012: spare day

19/12/2012: Lukla > Kathmandu

20/12/2012: Kathmandu > Delhi > London

The long trek in begins after the breath-stealing flight to Lukla. If I can get to Chukkung with enough breath left in my lungs and enough energy left in my legs, that's where the "climb" begins (it's just a high altitude walk really). Every night will be spent in tea houses except the night at Imja Tse base camp where I'll be huddling in a wee tent for for a few short hours, hoping to snatch some sleep before an early (middle of the night) start of the long ascent to the 20,285ft (6,183m) summit. That'll be higher than I've carried my long-suffering limbs before now and perhaps higher than I will carry them again.

This is a "solo" expedition but I'll be trekking with a professional guide - the son of my good friend Shaleish (we run TrekManyFace together). A willing porter will carry some goods up to base camp, and a professional NMA (Nepal Mountaineering Association) climbing guide will go with me to the summit.

So that's my wee plan - I'll try to post more as I go and when my brain has managed to swap into the travelling and trekking mode that helps it think wider than the collection of artificial caves I visit in daily life...

If you want to know whenever I do find a way to post more here - click the "subscribe" link on the right here (under "options") and enter a useful email address. You'll then get a simple email every time I post something.

---

Comments

[Luis]

it's cold out there...
Is this what you mean when you say porters and guide taking you up the mountain? http://img.timeinc.net/time/photoessays/2010/top10_alt_travel/palanquin.jpg LR.

[sarah]

ola kala?