Looks like the Chinese aren't opening the border into Tibet until 10 April, so we will be doing our initial acclimatisation in Nepal.
It also means a different acclimatisation schedule to the Tibet based one used last year and for Cho Oyu and much reduced time in Nylam and Tingri (although we will still travel through and spend a night at one of them). Instead we will trek part of the classic Everest base camp trek through Namche Bazaar, Pangboche, Dingboche and then head up to Ama Dablam base camp.
Ama Dablam is often described as the most beautiful mountain in the world and known as the Matterhorn of the Himalayas so this is a real bonus.
This week is my penultimate week of full training, have put in 58 miles in the first five days (split 15; 9; 10; 14; 10) and three weights sessions. Will probably have a light day tomorrow to rest the joints, something like a cross training session and swim, then kick on again on Sunday. No climbing wall session this week though, my usual climbing partner Heather, was presenting her schools project to the Royal Geographical Society so we had to take a week off, looks like a great programme though!
We will fly into the notorious Lukla airport. I am not sure I am looking forward to this but should be a bit of an experience.
It also means a different acclimatisation schedule to the Tibet based one used last year and for Cho Oyu and much reduced time in Nylam and Tingri (although we will still travel through and spend a night at one of them). Instead we will trek part of the classic Everest base camp trek through Namche Bazaar, Pangboche, Dingboche and then head up to Ama Dablam base camp.
Ama Dablam is often described as the most beautiful mountain in the world and known as the Matterhorn of the Himalayas so this is a real bonus.
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