﻿Fri 20th Jan. Trek Day 1...

Fri 20th Jan. Trek Day 1...

20/1/2017

Everything went to plan this morning. Our flight to Pokhara was due to take off at 8.30am and at precisely 8.31 the engines were revving as we took off. Of all the times I've been to Pokhara I have never seen the Himalaya mountain range so clear as it was today..!

Our van driver was waiting and we headed off to the trailhead of Nayapul arriving around 11am. Our 5 porters were waiting and Harry who has portered for me in previous years was there too. A casual walk to our lunch spot before about a 3 hour walk uphill in warm sunshine at around 25 degrees.

Currently as I'm sitting at our lodge the sun has just gone behind the mountain. Funny thing about the sun going down behind the mountain in the Himalayas is this happens a little after 4pm as the mountains are so high.! I have promised the team that we will get to use our down jackets and warm stuff they hired, but hard to imagine in 25 degrees...!!

12 Comments

David G

20/1/2017 11:54:35 pm

Well done. Day 1 ticked off. Smooth sailing thus far. How's Jason's tum going? The clarity of the mountains in your Pokhara photo is incredible. Good that you've got wifi and didn't need to depend on Sammy to reset routers..!!

Sue

21/1/2017 01:37:50 am

So True, I miss Sammy on these trips. The IT guru. The mountains were so clear.

Bill

21/1/2017 07:58:18 am

I've been giving Jason's condition some more thought & my final piece of advice is not to push to hard as this might lead to the onset of hemorrhoids - yes the old "bunch of grapes," a trekkers worst nightmare!
Who would have thought such a little thing as being " bunged up" could lead to a possible medivac by chopper & time in a Nepalese hospital.

Sue

21/1/2017 09:25:06 am

Did this happen to you Bill Brown? Cause I'm sure Jon Gerring would have offered to rub in a bit if hemorrhoids cream for you.

Wine link

21/1/2017 09:55:25 am

Great response Sue. What a magnificent photo in Pokhara with the range in background. Haven't seen much of a smile from John boy in any of the photos. Is he really enjoying it or won't he be happy until pressure is on?

David G

21/1/2017 01:06:04 pm

Wine. I'm not convinced John would have assisted in that one..!
Great of you to offer up the advice Bill. I did note that Jason looks to be "forcing" a smile in one or two shots, so suspect he may be in "self management" mode. But I am anticipating Sue reporting that he back to 100% by now.
Looking forward to their next update.

Courtney S

21/1/2017 10:27:00 am

This is all so brilliant! I remember that first day, i remember all of it! Good luck and i can't wait to keep following the blog. Sammy Jammal and i are going for dinner tonight so there's sure to be reminiscing. Ps good call on the crampons, how many times did we all nearly die a few years ago?
So excited for you all!!! x

Sue

22/1/2017 01:35:46 am

Hey Courtney. I read your post to the team. Now they're scared of the ice. How easy will it be with crampons I say. Hi to Sammy.

Alasdair

21/1/2017 03:18:13 pm

Hi Mum & Dad (aka Evan & Elaine), glad everything's going smoothly so far but those icy bits sound scary, better sharpen the spikes on those crampons. Best of luck with the climb to all the team and thanks for the updates, this blog is jolly informative...

Evan & Elaine

22/1/2017 12:04:22 am

Thanks Dair for the comment. So good to hear from you. We are all good. Just sitting watching the sunset over Annapurna South. Love M & D.

Sue

22/1/2017 07:27:48 am

Alasdair, your mum is a machine. She is powering through this adventure, and your dad, well he ain't too bad either 👍

Alasdair

23/1/2017 12:04:05 am

Ha, no surprises there! We suspect she is actually The Terminator, so look out...