Namche Bazar, Nepal
Trek Day 2
After a hearty breakfast of porridge, we set off at 8am for what is pitched as one of the hardest days of the whole trek as we were climbing 800m in altitude. The group quickly split into hares and tortoises. I was a definite tortoise and I'm proud of it. I'm not in a competition and have no interest in walking so fast that I miss the spectacular views and, more importantly, make myself sick. As the day progressed, a number of hares slowed down and I ...