http://lovehopestrength.com/everest Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:26:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, the trip is finally drawing to a close - we're sitting in the lobby at the Yak & Yeti waiting to be taken to the airport for our flights home. After Namche, we had a long last day hiking to Lukla and then a huge party with our porters before ... http://lovehopestrength.com/everest/archives/216 We're back in Namche Bazaar - civilisation, almost. Well, internet cafes and mobile phone coverage anyway. So much has happened since my last blog. Where to start? When I last wrote, we'd been staying in pretty good accommodation - it certainly got worse the further up the mountain we went. ... http://lovehopestrength.com/everest/archives/215 Yesterday we left Namche Bazar and had an easy flatish hike to Tamsing. Along the way, we were lucky enough to watch Mike Peters record a video of The Stand on a hillock in the middle of the valley - I have some great video and photos. At Tamsing we ... http://lovehopestrength.com/everest/archives/213 Tonight's concert in the pub was awesome. They kicked off with Mike leading everyone on a singalong on Love Hope & Strength and then we were treated to material from each of the artists and then some covers too. Highlights included Cy and Jamie from The Fixx playing ... http://lovehopestrength.com/everest/archives/212 Tonight is our second and last night in Namche Bazaar, so my last blog from the internet cafe until we return here in around 9 or 10 days time. In between, technology permitting, there will be the group's daily journal, photos and podcast on the main everestrocks page but ... http://lovehopestrength.com/everest/archives/211 Day 2 up the mountain. I was lucky enough to get to write the main journal for yesterday for the group, see below (I’ve cut and pasted the text from the main page). Today has been just as good - following the river and then climbing up to Namche with breathtaking ... http://lovehopestrength.com/everest/archives/210 Well, we arrived safely - bang on 24 hours door to door from Sydney (including 2 hours on ground in Brisbane and 4 in Bangkok). But a much shorter journey than the US contingent who we met up with in Bangkok - their trip was well over 30 hours. The ... http://lovehopestrength.com/everest/archives/207 seeing everest from the plane was amazing. it stands above the clouds and you cant even believe what you're seeing.kathmandu is a riot of color, sound, chaos and confusion; its like the bar in star wars. the hotel is great. our schedule is already nuts. driving through the streets in ... http://lovehopestrength.com/everest/archives/205 The flight was easy; 18 hours wasn’t long enough. We had a ton of gear to check in and get through customs, but all was smooth. Damien, Stash, Myself and George Devanney travelled together. I was really excited about Bangkok, but we got here late in the day and it’s ... http://lovehopestrength.com/everest/archives/203 It's unbelievable that it was one year ago that James invited me to be a part of Everest Rocks and this amazing journey to the top of the world. This past year has also been quite a journey in itself. After losing my dad in December and reaching the half ... http://lovehopestrength.com/everest/archives/179