Tag: Nepal
Mustang Trek – First Check In
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Namaste High Climbers Complete Mission!
Namaste friends, family and loved ones, We caught an early flight back to Kathmandu and went sightseeing and shopping for treasures. We are especially delighted to be back to the land of showers and oxygen. We celebrated our success with a Bon apitedelicious dinner in a nearby restaurant! Yummmmmm! this is our last blog from […]
Namaste Climbers Make Lukla!
Namaste friends, family and loved ones, Another day of great trekking until the sky fell on us. A squall of rain and hail caught us the last hour of our trek. Though we got wet we did not let that dampen our spirits. Tomorrow we fly back to Kathmandu. Our climb got interesting when we […]
Namaste Climbers in Namche on Descent
Namaste friends, family and loved ones, We trekked down valley to Namche Bazaar. Oxygen and hot showers have us all feeling great. To summerize the last few days, I’ll start at the beginning. From Chukkung we trekked to Island Peak base camp and arrived in time for lunch. We trained on the use of cow […]
Namaste High Climbers Recover
Namaste friends, family and loved ones, We slept like the dead and had breakfast in bed. Apple pancakes was our meal wondering if our summit was real Sun came up and we did pack Our apologies to the yak Yes, we have too much gear Not to worry, next village is near This is the […]
Namaste High Trekkers Return to Kathmandu
Namaste Friends, Family and Loved Ones, We woke up in Lukla this morning to clear skies- perfect for flying back to Kathmandu. Our flight was smooth, delayed only a bit by heavy air traffic in Kathmandu. This afternoon we cleaned up, relaxed and yes, did some more shopping. Tonight, we celebrated our success over a […]
Namaste High Trekkers– Over the River and Through the Woods
Namaste Friends, Family & Loved Ones, The Namaste High Trekkers spent a relaxing morning in Namche, shopping, shopping and … shopping. I took advantage of the downtime by visiting thirteen students sponsored by the Alpine Ascents Foundation (AAF) who live and go to school in Namche. The kids, who are in Grade 1 through Grade […]