Crossing the Pass — and Mongolian Horses
The mountains that divide Khovsgol Nuur from the Darkhad Depression aren’t terribly mountainous. They’re misty, sure, and a little forbidding, but rather rounded compared to...
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Stuck in Lukla
As we amble from Phakding to Lukla – a walk that took us three hours coming down but half that going up, a measure of...
Mountain Goggles
Everest Base Camp the Lazy Way Day 15-16 – Gorak Shep to Pheriche When I awake, it feels that winter has really hit. Fat, soft...
We Made It! Everest Base Camp!
Everest Base Camp the Lazy Way Day 14 Sleeping in thermals, jeans, two fleeces, two pairs of socks and a snood, but neither hat nor...
Ambling Towards Everest
Ambling Towards Everest Everest Base Camp the Lazy Way: Days 12-13 As places in which to brush one’s teeth al fresco go, Dzonghla takes some...
The Best Sunrise Ever?
Everest Base Camp The Lazy Way: Day 10-12 – Gokyo Ri It’s difficult to describe quite how insanely beautiful the landscape around Gokyo is. Reflecting...
A Bit More Than We Bargained For…
Everest Base Camp the Lazy Way Day 9: Machermo “Look,” I say to Zac, who would rather spend his acclimatisation day resting. “It’s only 300...
Botanists and Glaciers
Botanists and Glaciers Everest Base Camp The Lazy Way Day 6: Khumjung to Phortse Tenga You don’t need to be a scientist to see climate...
Yeti Skulls, Hospitals and the Highest Hotel in the World
Yeti Skulls, Hospitals and the Highest Hotel in the World* Everest Base Camp The Lazy Way: Day 5 We have observed the main trail to...
Everest Base Camp Day 3-4: Namche and Thame
Everest Base Camp The Lazy Way Day 3-4 – Namche to Thame We have, both of us, familiarised ourselves with the symptoms of altitude sickness,...