Thursday December 16, 2004 12:55 PM
Intinerary change
Oh, there was also a small change to the itinerary. I'll now be leaving Auckland June 18, instead of 16.
Thursday December 16, 2004 12:55 PM
Good old Yusef
I think that Yusef Islam said it best when he said:
I sit beside the dark
Beneath the mire
Cold grey dusty day
The morning lake
Drinks up the sky
Katmandu I'll soon be seeing you
And your strange bewildering time
Will hold me down
Chop me some broken wood
We'll start a fire
White warm light the dawn
And help me see
Old satan's tree
Katmandu I'll soon be touching you
And your strange bewildering time
Will hold me down
Pass me my hat and coat
Lock up the cabin
Slow night treat me right
until I go
Be nice to know
Katmandu I'll soon be seeing you
And your strange bewildering time
Will keep me home
I sit beside the dark
Beneath the mire
Cold grey dusty day
The morning lake
Drinks up the sky
Katmandu I'll soon be seeing you
And your strange bewildering time
Will hold me down
Chop me some broken wood
We'll start a fire
White warm light the dawn
And help me see
Old satan's tree
Katmandu I'll soon be touching you
And your strange bewildering time
Will hold me down
Pass me my hat and coat
Lock up the cabin
Slow night treat me right
until I go
Be nice to know
Katmandu I'll soon be seeing you
And your strange bewildering time
Will keep me home
Wednesday December 15, 2004 12:54 PM
Trip dates
So, long time, no post. I've got a lot of stuff finalized about my trip. The itinerary is now pretty finalized:
Mar. 25 2005 - Leave Toronto
Mar. 27 - Arrive Kathmandu
Mar. 29/30 - Leave Kathmandu for the mountains
Apr. 18/19 - Return to Kathmandu
Apr. 22 - Bangkok
May. 15 - Sydney
June 5 - Aukland
June 16 - Nadi, Fiji
June 25 - Leave Nadi
June 26 - Return to Toronto
I've also decided I'm going to rent as much gear in Nepal as I can, instead of carrying it for two months afterwards. This'll include: down jacket, warm sleeping bag, ice axe, mountaineering boots, crampons, and maybe a harness. I'll bring my own 'biners, belay devices and ascenders though.
As part of my trek in Nepal, I'll be doing the Everest Base camp trek from Lukla, followed by a summit attempt on Island peak. Island peak should be the hardest thing I'll ever do, at least physically. It's not a very technical climb, but the summit is almost 6200m (20 000 feet), so altitude should be a huge issue.
To get in shape I joined a gym. However, I really have no idea how to put together a coherent workout plan, and really, who's kidding who, I'm probably not going to stick to a plan I set up myself. So, I hired a personal trainer. 2 one-hour sessions per week. Hopefully by the end I'll be in as good shape as I can be for Nepal, and I'll know how to workout properly so I won't need a trainer in the future.
Mar. 25 2005 - Leave Toronto
Mar. 27 - Arrive Kathmandu
Mar. 29/30 - Leave Kathmandu for the mountains
Apr. 18/19 - Return to Kathmandu
Apr. 22 - Bangkok
May. 15 - Sydney
June 5 - Aukland
June 16 - Nadi, Fiji
June 25 - Leave Nadi
June 26 - Return to Toronto
I've also decided I'm going to rent as much gear in Nepal as I can, instead of carrying it for two months afterwards. This'll include: down jacket, warm sleeping bag, ice axe, mountaineering boots, crampons, and maybe a harness. I'll bring my own 'biners, belay devices and ascenders though.
As part of my trek in Nepal, I'll be doing the Everest Base camp trek from Lukla, followed by a summit attempt on Island peak. Island peak should be the hardest thing I'll ever do, at least physically. It's not a very technical climb, but the summit is almost 6200m (20 000 feet), so altitude should be a huge issue.
To get in shape I joined a gym. However, I really have no idea how to put together a coherent workout plan, and really, who's kidding who, I'm probably not going to stick to a plan I set up myself. So, I hired a personal trainer. 2 one-hour sessions per week. Hopefully by the end I'll be in as good shape as I can be for Nepal, and I'll know how to workout properly so I won't need a trainer in the future.
