WWF Banner

WWF Banner, a photo by appcogroup-deutschland on Flickr.

So this is the picture that says it all - on top of the world supporting WWF!!!!

Mission accomplished!

The Snow Desert

This is the snow field that needs to be navigated beneath Island Peak

The Snow Desert, posted with vodpod

Whiskey

A little chat about Glenfiddich Whiskey on the Summit of Island Peak

Whiskey, posted with vodpod

Gelsyn comes to Kathmandu

Gelsyn comes to Kathmandu, a photo by appcogroup-deutschland on Flickr.

If you read an earlier post about Gelsyn you will know that he has tonnes of potential but is incredibly poor and had no opportunity to go to school when he was young.

He is so hard working and had an incredible attitude and climbed Island Peak twice in two days!!

Anyway to become a climbing Sherpa and guide he needs to learn English and then go on a climbing course.

I have decide to pay for all this for him and today was his first ever time on a plane - the reason - he has to fly to Kathmandu to come to language school. We have found him somewhere to rent for three months and put him in a great language school.

This is him below as we got ready to leave Lukla Airport - here's a guy that really made his own luck by working hard and having a great attitude.

Let's wish him all the best in Kathmandu!!!

The Way Home

The Way Home, a photo by appcogroup-deutschland on Flickr.

This is the walk out of Island Peak Base Camp.
I need to lose 3000m in altitude and cover about 60km in 3 days

The Ice Cliffs of Island Peak

The Ice Cliffs of Island Peak, a photo by appcogroup-deutschland on Flickr.

Intimidating but we didn't have to climb these!

The Ridge

The Ridge, a photo by appcogroup-deutschland on Flickr.

You gotta love that summit ridge - getting upto it is another story entirely - I will get the photos from my other camera to show you