4 years.
Four years ago, the 12th of May was Mother's Day. The previous week had been probably the most challenging of my life but was nothing to what I would go through in the coming months. On the previou...
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The top photo is Base Camp at 2am. You can see a trail of lights going up the trail to Mt Everest. These are the head lamps of the Sherpas as they carry supplies up to Camp 1 and 2. Part of our group this time stayed behind to climb Lhotse (the peak right next to Everest). They are making their bid for the summit at the moment. Hope to hear they have made it safely sometime in the next day or two. Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain in the world.
The bottom photo is our group at the finish 'line' of the trek. I am in a purple jacket, centre at the back, left hand in the air. We had just walked for 6 and 3/4 hours, mostly in the rain. Still smiling and I am still keen to go trekking again in this amazing little country! Very lucky to have been a part of this Nepalese adventure. :)