After being gone for so long in such a different environment like India and Nepal, coming back the US is surreal. Orderly driving (relatively), clean water, food that tastes normal, clean bathrooms, heated and cooled bedrooms, internet that works and works fast. Always having electronics charged and ready to go and a hot shower every…
When we flew back to Kathmandu we found that there was a Pepsi festival right outside of our hotel, the Yak and Yeti, appropriately name. I decided to stroll down the street and see the festival. Pretty soon I noticed everyone was looking at me. As I took a closer look at the…
We arrived into Kathmandu Nepal and are sitting in the lobby of the Yak and Yeti hotel. Erin, Haley and myself are all doing fine. Dever and Julia Carney, my nieces are fine. There was an avalanche above base camp yesterday morning in a very tragic accident buried many sherpa climbers. The news is still…
It took us 11 days to hike to up to base camp and we are taking 3 days to hike down. I was told that the hike down would be easier but it has only been easier on my lungs. It has been very hard on my legs. Because the climitization was so important we…
Construction season in Nepal while hiking the trail. As I talked about previously, Northern Nepal has some significant challenges to construction. But like the rest of the world there is high quality construction and poor construction. The better businesses found quality craftsman and people used their establishments much more than poorer quality buildings. Below…
Michael Carney and his daughters hiked up to base camp eating all the energy food that he could find. This food was from a local supplier here in Peachtree City, GA.
After staying in many tea houses and hiking around the mountains here Mr. Handyman has found many areas for improvement. Several are challenges due to the material delivery issues but many can be improved with simple fixes. Heat is a very big issue. Typically there is one central stove in the main dining room and…
I am dedicating my hike to the Nianjema School in Tanzania. Like many of the villages and people here in the Himalayan mountains there are many challenges to overcome Electricity ————– In Tanzania the electricity is not reliable and can be off for hours at a time. This is true in many of the cities…
Today we woke up to snow on the ground. It had snowed overnight and it was very cold this morning. Everyone donned some additional layers for our hike and we set out the last stop before base camp. It turned cloudy quickly and started to snow part way through our hike. I felt better as…
Today we left a little earlier than the main group to give me more time to hike the trail. I am the slowest of the hikers and the guides continually encourage me to set the pace that does not make me out of breath. This is important at the high altitudes as you can develop…
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