Archive for September, 2010
There is one thing that even fitful sleep for 12 hours leaves you: fairly well rested. After all, there hadn’t been much to do last night–so after dinner, with very little ceremony, we crawled into our sleeping bags and promptly fell asleep.
The rest of the team headed back to… Read the rest
There is a toasty aroma in the air. A strong yet delicate fragrance with a hint of fresh grass, tinged with roasted nuts. This smell, unknown to my olfactory receptors for most of my life, is now a familiar one. The wind is carrying it from the giant rolling ovens… Read the rest
It wasn’t long after dinner that it began snowing in earnest and every so often I reached up out of my Sierra Designs sleeping bag to push against the tent wall and knock the rapidly accumulating snow down. With nothing really to do in Camp 1 but sleep,
I had… Read the rest
“I am German, you know. It is time for beer.”
I break my focus from pitching the tent and squint up at Guenter, the sun flaring above his head. I nod in approval, but notice he’s drinking Coors. Should I be more upset about the fact that Guenter’s perception of… Read the rest
Our morning started like so many for the past 12 days: Wake up at a guest house. Eat breakfast (normally a cheese omelet and potatoes). Pack up our gear and start hiking to the next village. While today’s morning routine may have been the same as so many others, its… Read the rest
This story is continued from part I and Part II.
Day 5
Chelsey was trying to instigate a “rumble for the crumble” after I accidentally put Daniel’s crumble topping into my breakfast. In fact whenever there was a conflict (especially between Jason and Andy) she would try to get them… Read the rest
Not only are we acclimatizing ourselves to the altitude, we’re also going by a daily schedule of going to bed at nine and waking up at five–well maybe not exactly five. It has definitely been nice to get into more of a rhythm on the trail.
With every day being… Read the rest
With a noticeable skip in our step, we left Namche Bazar and headed down the trail toward Tengboche. It felt good to be on the move again and making forward progress.
Today was more of the same weather with light mist and overcast skies once again. There were brief periods… Read the rest
My girlfriend, Staj, and I wait outside Cali’s house. Minutes go by and no one answers the door. It’s the morning of Cali and I’s first of one practice ride before our 1,000 mile, month long bike trip together. I’m an hour late and wonder if she took off alone… Read the rest
