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Altitude sickness on Everest Base Camp trek day seven You’d think rolling up a sleeping bag and stuffing it into its bag would be easy, right? WRONG! At 4,400m it is a chore and a half. I’m knelt on the bed coaxing the damn day thing into its bag. Once …

One of my top read posts on the site is a DIY trip to Lake Taal in the Philippines. This incredible Lake is actually a volcanic crater encircled by a larger volcanic crater. It is utterly stunning and to get there you must pass through a little known city called …

As you read this post, I am somewhere on a mountain trail probably struggling to catch my breath. Yes, Jason and I are on a quest to reach Base Camp on an Action Challenge Everest Base Camp trek. We are raising money for Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice in the process, …

After a troublesome night, with bouts of diarrhoea interrupting my sleep, I wake to feel slightly more human. I head to breakfast to find out the plan for our Everest Base Camp Trek day six. Everest Base Camp Trek Day Six Acclimatisation walk We have a choice of two walks …

Having recently returned from Nepal where we successfully trekked to Everest Base Camp, here are my top tips to help you improve your chances of a successful Everest Base Camp trek. These are all designed to keep you in optimum health to ensure the best chance of success. We travelled …