August 15-16, 2017 Today is the day that I had trained for…sort of…or as best one can when you are a flatlander living at sea level! A trek to the top of a volcano with a 6000’ accent in 5-8 hours is going to be quite a heavy lift…BUT then this is the largest live … Continue reading OFF TO TACKLE THE NYIRAGONGO VOLCANO
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WE ARE OFF TO TACKLE ANNAPURNA
This was written Oct 21, 2001...This is a Long several part Blog in one broken up by Pictures We Left for Pokara by bus!...7 very long hours...I would rather trek back to Kathmandu than risk my life returning in the bus!! he roads, if that's what you call them are very questionable at best...and … Continue reading WE ARE OFF TO TACKLE ANNAPURNA
Each day brought new adventures....and always fabulous food. The 400mg Ibuprofen I was given seemed to fix the pain from my falls. During our trekking we crossed rope bridges, ridges, icy areas and all sorts of other topography...The clouds stayed with us most of the journey except early in the morning during breakfast and really … Continue reading
MEET & GREET THE OTHER ANNAPURNA TREKKERS
Today I met the nine other people who will be on my Annapurna Trek. There is an older German couple, 2 Swedish men, 2 British women, a Swedish woman(who I will end up sharing a tent) and 2 young British guys. All but one woman came alone and the guys all came in pairs....it's a … Continue reading MEET & GREET THE OTHER ANNAPURNA TREKKERS