10 Random Observations on Life in -30
1: Your Body Acclimatises When we first arrived in Harbin, the cold seemed so biting that I couldn’t believe locals would go out without gloves...
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Ambling Towards Everest
Ambling Towards Everest Everest Base Camp the Lazy Way: Days 12-13 As places in which to brush one’s teeth al fresco go, Dzonghla takes some...
“Little Bit Up” – Everest Base Camp Day 2
Everest Base Camp the Lazy Way – Day 2 Phakding to Namche Bazar “I don’t know why they build these bloody paths like this,” says...
In Pokhara – with the Plague
Had things gone according to plan, Zac and I should have been heading up a glacier today, en route to Everest Base Camp. But… this...
Yes, Minus 22 Degrees Is Pretty Chilly, Thanks
One of many difficult questions I faced in balmy, lovely Indonesia was: “Is it cold in England?” Because, what do you say to folk who...