Everest Expedition

Welcome to the Everest Expedition blog.

After almost a year of preparations we are ready for departure to Nepal – we leave on Thursday morning for Kathmandu and the start of a great adventure.

On the 14th of March we will spend the day sightseeing in Thamel, Swayambhu and Patan City. There will also be time to check that everybody has the right gear with them and make last minute purchases in the gear shops of Thamel.

On the 15th of March we take two very small planes to Lukla and the beginning of the trek to Everest Base camp. In Lukla we will meet our porters.

Keeping in touch is going to be challenging on this trek, as telecommunications are difficult in the Khumbu Valley. We will try though and should be able to update this blog in Namche Bazar on the 16th and 17th. After that it will be a good ten days before we are able to find an Internet connection – but don't worry! This will be the time when no news is good news. If we have to get in touch – because there is an emergency of some sort – we will.

In the meantime, you might be interested in checking out a few photographs. I made more or less the same trip without the students in December and January this year. If you are of a sensitive disposition you might want to avoid the Pasupathinath gallery though!

http://www.hobnail.com/Nepal.htm