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The Bridge at Phakding, Nepal

by Dean Wickham January 23, 2013 Asia

On the first day of my trek to Mount Everest Base camp in Nepal back in 2009, my stop for the night was the small village of Phakding. The trek from Lukla was fairly easy and mostly stayed at the same altitude as we followed the Dudh Kosi River up the valley. This is one [...]

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Going face to face with Mount Everest

by Dean Wickham August 13, 2011 Adventure

I awoke in the village of Lobuche, Nepal, on a freezing morning. Overnight the temperature had apparently dropped down to under -15 degrees Celcius. Although I had been snowed in two days before in Dingboche, the weather was now perfect. Clear blue skies let the morning sun shine down on the ice capped mountains towering [...]

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Snowed in at Dingboche, Nepal

by Dean Wickham August 10, 2011 Adventure

I started my trek from Tengboche, Nepal early on a chilly Himalayan morning. Visiting the monks at the monastery the day before had given me an even greater respect for this amazing place and it’s people. I had been awoken early by the ringing of the monk’s gongs, which made me want to get up [...]

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Trekking to a Buddhist Monastery in Tengboche, Nepal

by Dean Wickham August 4, 2011 Adventure

After spending a day in Namche Bazaar to acclimatize to the altitude, I was ready to continue my trek to Mount Everest. During my acclimatization day I had climbed up to a viewpoint above the village, where I got unobstructed views up the valley to Mount Everest in the Khumbu region of Nepal. In the [...]

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Following the Dudh Kosi River to Namche Bazaar

by Dean Wickham July 27, 2011 Adventure

After my scariest and most spectacular flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, Nepal, I was ready to begin the 100km trek to Mt Everest Base Camp and back. Despite the chaotic events getting to Lukla, my flight still gave me an early morning arrival. The first day of the trek would only be a short half [...]

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My scariest and most spectacular flight

by Dean Wickham June 9, 2011 Adventure

The start of my trek to Mt Everest in Nepal began with a 4am wakeup call in my hotel in Kathmandu. In my half comatose state I managed to pack my bags and head down stairs to check out and catch a taxi to the airport. The streets of Kathmandu in the early hours of [...]

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