Thursday 20 March 2008

Fraser's well and truly on his way ...

I received this email from Fraser early this morning:

It was a 4am start on Tuesday 18th to Lukla with the walk commencing at 8.30am and finishing at 1pm at our camp site. We did a local walk for a couple of hours and the heavens opened at 3pm. My first night in a tent for many a year. Dinner was good and it was away to bed very early. Up next day at 6am to hot chocolate, a wash and shave, breakfast at 7am with our trek commencing at 8am. It was a lovely day as we made our way up a valley crossing the river many times on metal bridges which did shake and the secret is not to look down!! We arrived in Namche Bazaar at 3pm after a day of just spectacular scenery and the first glimpse of Mt. Everest shrouded in cloud. Dinner at 6.30pm and another early night to bed at 9pm. Drinking of alcohol has stopped completely. Today it was a seven hour walk up to 13,000ft and so far coping well with altitude. Tomorrow it is another early morning start and ending up in Khunde at 12,000.

I hope he manages to send some more messages our way.

1 comment:

bengrierson said...

Hi Fraser. Thats it you crazy man. No turning back now! Did you remember to pack your double layers of vest and longjohns! I saw a great programme about the Emergency Room and the doctors based on Everest. I hope you have weather as good as i saw. I'm sure on the good days the views must be aweinspiring. Hows the group you are travelling with? Good luck big man :) Ben Grierson

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