Trips and Travel
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I’ve been kickin’ around Kathmandu for the past few days acclimating and taking in the sights. I was originally thinking of doing the Manaslu circuit, but have decided to do the Everest Base Camp trek. It’s my 5th time here and figured it’s time I should check out that region. I’ve avoided it in the past due to the popularity, but this time of year should be quieter. The weather forecast looks good and hoping it sticks. Hopefully I’ll be able to get some good pictures and share them with y’all. In the meantime …
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@Denman-John amazing. Best of luck and hope the weather holds
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Quick work trip to Acadia National Park in Maine.
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@Matt I can't disclose that on here, but I'll happily fill you in at the Baltimore Party, or if you're ever able to make the Ultra Heavy Happy Hour zoom call.
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Quick work trip to Los Angeles, went and paid a visit to the folks at Self Edge! They were extraordinarily kind, so I ruthlessly demanded a selfie, as one does. -
I am currently in Pokhara chilling after spending 2 weeks trekking the Everest Base Camp trek. I finished the trek on the 24th and spent the night celebrating in Kathmandu. Christmas morning I caught a 9 hour bus to Pokhara and have been relaxing here since.
The trek itself was incredible. Compared to the other treks I have done in Nepal, the EBC is fairly bougie. I could get espresso at 4410m and free wifi at most tea houses. The trail itself was well maintained and quite challenging in places. I was definitely the oldest person on the trail by a couple of decades. I was also quite surprised how many people didn’t make it up to the base camp as food poisoning, lake of preparation, and altitude sickness slowly knocked people off the trail. After 4400m, they checked our blood oxygen level every morning and night. At 5200m my oxygen levels were at 97%, which was very good and the highest in the room. They couldn’t believe an “old guy” living at sea level could have the highest oxygen level. I was pleasantly surprised as well. The altitude didn’t really affect me too much other than not really being able to sleep much when I got up to 5000m. Other than that I was fine.
I’m so glad I waited as long as I did to do this trek as I really appreciated the beauty and challenge. This trip so far has been in the flow state and it’s worked out better than I could have ever imagined. On January 5 I’ll be meeting my wife in Thailand and I know it will be much more organized and planned (destinations, cooking classes, hotels booked, etc..). Kinda the best of both worlds, but there is something special about embracing the unknown and travelling by the seat of your pants and instinct.
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@Denman-John fantastic photos and great storytelling!!
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@Denman-John Incredible, thanks for sharing these pics I would love to do something like this in my life time. Making memories!
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@Denman-John Absolutely amazing. You are an inspiration to all of us
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@Denman-John I love everything about this and I’m so happy for you to get to experience it. Your pictures are amazing and really portray a spiritual feeling to me. Thank you so much for sharing and enjoy the next leg!
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@Denman-John what an incredible journey and accomplishment. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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@Denman-John Amazing journey and beautiful shots. Thanks for sharing.
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@Denman-John great write up and even better trip by the looks of it. Nice one!
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@Denman-John amazing photos and what a trip that must be for you. we appreciate you repping Iron Heart at high altitudes.
