Hiking Gear – What do I take and wear?
Hiking can require many different types of equipment, quite often you’ll find yourself going from sunny weather at the base of a mountain to cold and windy at the top. Consequently you need to be prepared for all types of…
Hiking Devils Kitchen to Glyders and Tryfan – Snowdonia Wales
Having done the typical UK climbs, like Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis, I wanted to start exploring the many other mountains that the UK has to offer. The first set of mountains I wanted to explore was the Glyders…
Everest Base Camp Trek
I’ve been banging on about the Everest Base Camp trek (EBC) for some time, I’ve done it and it took some time but I’m finally ready to tell you how it went! Due to the sheer length of the trip…
Everest Base Camp Trek – The last few days back to Lukla
Day 10 – Lobuche to Deboche Although the biggest part of the challenge is now over, we have the long slog to get back to the starting point, Lukla. Coming back there’s a mixture of feelings, you kind of don’t…
Everest Base Camp!
Day 9 – Everest Base Camp! So the day has arrived, the one that we’ve all been waiting for and one that most people signed up for, today we trek to Everest Base Camp. There was no apparent rush to…
Everest Base Camp Trek – Lobuche to Gorak Shep and Kala Pattar
Day 8 – Lobuche to Gorak Shep and Kala Pattar Summit Normally you leave Lobuche, head to Gorak Shep and then onto Everest Base Camp in same day, I ended up doing it a little differently… The days are now…
