April 26. Day 12. Gorak Shep to Kala Patthar (5545 m/18,192 ft), then to Dzongla (4830m/15,850 ft). 13k Slept well which was a result. Altitude really wears you down. Coughing still but not too bad. Woke at 6am. Couldn’t sleep … Continue reading
April 21. Day 7. Namche Bazaar to Tengboche (3,870m/12,694ft): 10km, 5 hours. After initial small climb and a traverse around the mountain side we then dropped down to the river before crossing another cable suspended bridge called ‘Hillary’s Bridge’. One … Continue reading
31 March. RestWoke to terrible news today. One of my best friends father passed away suddenly, I have known him since I was 8 years old, a few minutes later I heard Mike Hall had been involved in an accident … Continue reading
March 23. Kalasin to Khon Kaen. 80k Good ride. Fast 30k average, getting stronger. The temperature hit 40 degrees today. I learnt that Titanium, if left in the sun, will burn your leg if you touch it, it gets really … Continue reading
21 March. Savannakhet to Phueng Daet. Bit of a recovery ride today. Just as well as crossing the border took some time. More than I thought. I brought some food (rice and pork) and Sat with a guy who kept … Continue reading
Sorry to post this again. It was hacked so I removed it. No pictures this time. Just text. Last blog seems like years ago. So…. I Flew back from Vientiane, the capital of Laos so I could house sit for … Continue reading
4 July. 48miles. Set off from Luang Prabang and felt OK. Some great climbs along the way. Climbed 6500 feet by the end of the day. Seemed to be sweating more than usual though and knees ached on last climb, … Continue reading
29th June. I’ll just stay a few more nights…. Dave had left to get a visa and was heading to Vietnam. Jack and I went to see a Wat (Monks temple) and a bamboo bridge. Very local to hostel. Walked. … Continue reading
27th June. Dave and Jack invited me to go with them on the back of the motor bikes to the Buddha cave about 30k up river. It was a long ride the last 6 miles were off-road. Good fun and … Continue reading
25th of June – 30 miles. Had arranged to meet Phillip and Justine along the way today. It was up and down all day I took it steady and met them both about 5 miles from the village we had … Continue reading