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…
Today we took a day hike up the ridge behind our tea house. The weather has turned colder and I put an extra layer on. The wind was blowing at the top of the ridge. There were some gorgeous views of the Himalayans. I hiked up to the 3rd ridge and Erin and Haley wanted…
Our typical routine is waking up at 6am to a very cold room (I am rooming with my brother John). We put on our hiking clothes, pack our duffel bags and backpacks for the day. We put out our duffel bags to be picked at 7am and then head to breakfast. We typical have porridge…
Michael Carney, President of Behnke Inc. hiked to Mount Everest Base Camp with his two daughters, two nieces and his brother. The views were scenic and majestic but it was a very challenging and hard hike. The entire region is hampered by transportation. There are no roads, just hiking trails, in Northern Nepal and all…
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