Everest Base Camp Trek Day 7 – Dingboche to Lobuche
The morning dawned cloudy but not overcast. Just cloudy enough to add a bit of drama and features to the sky for photography yet also be a nice morning. It was a bit cold when I awoke, repeating my morning routine of quietly dressing and slipping out, trying to not wake Lance. Our lodge was [...]
Everest Base Camp Trek Day 6 – Deboche to Dingboche
Day 6 on the EBC trail would involve a steep descent into the Imja Khola River valley, crossing the small river, then long gradual climb up the valley to the village of Dingboche, where we would be spending 2 nights to acclimatize. Our day started at 12,300 ft., would wind through the villages of Pangboche [...]
Everest Base Camp Trek Day 5 – Khumjung to Deboche
After an early morning spent photographing the quiet village of Khumjung and a filling breakfast it was time to once again hit the trail, which would be 4-6 hours of hiking. While our destination at Deboche was only 100 ft. higher in elevation, finishing at 12,400 ft. the day was going to be hard and [...]
Everest Base Camp Trek Day 4 – Namche Bazaar to Khumjung
The fourth day began with anticipation of trekking deeper and higher into the vast Himalayas. After a day of rest, we were all ready to stretch our legs. I had awoken at 5am that morning (as I would do most mornings of the trip, and not always on purpose, either) so I took a quick [...]
Everest Base Camp Trek: Namche Bazaar
We had just finished a short but steep mile long climb from the Dudh Kosi River to the village of Namche Bazaar, nestled at 11,300 ft elevation on the steep hillside above the river, and had arrived at the Hotel Namche for tea, lunch, and a welcome respite from the morning’s lung-burning hike. The owner, [...]
Everest Base Camp Trek: Day 1-2/Lukla to Namche Bazaar
After the thrilling flight into the Lukla, breakfast at the Namaste Lodge, and the sorting and reorganizing of the gear it was time for the trail. We had met our guides and porters and everyone was ready to hike. The first part of our journey followed the populated valley of the Dudh Kosi River as [...]
Everest Base Camp Trek: Day 1-Lukla
After a day experiencing the chaotic activity of Kathmandu, it was hard to sleep the night before we left for Lukla and the trail as I was anticipating the beauty and serenity of the mountains. The day we left started early, after only a few hours of sleep, as we had to leave for the [...]
Nepal 2011-More Images of Kathmandu
The wiring in Nepal was either sheer brilliance or sheer insanity, frequently looking like a tangled rat’s nest. This worker appears unconcerned that his ladder it right in the middle of the tangle and next to a transformer as he looks down the street, hence the title. You will occasionally see cows, [...]
Nepal 2011-Kathmandu
This spring I had the opportunity to fulfill a long-standing dream of mine to trek in Nepal when I went on a wilderness medicine education trip that included some time in Kathmandu and a trek to Everest Base Camp at 17,590 ft., and Kala Patthar, a trekking peak at 18,500 ft. By the end of [...]
On the Roof Of Africa, Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro-A Travelogue
In 2008, I had the opportunity to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. It was an amazing, a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the “Snows of Kilimanjaro” before they were gone. This is my account of what that climb was like. Please click on the image below to start the slideshow.
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro
In October, 2008 I had the opportunity to journey to Tanzania for a safari in the northern national parks of Tarangire, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and the Serengeti and for a climb of Mount Kilimanjaro. Having never travelled to Africa before I was very excited to experience what Tanzania had to offer. I was travelling for [...]
Graffiti-Commentary, Art, Blight
I typically view graffiti as a blight on society and an ultimate expression of disrespect but 2 trips this year have begun to change my perception, at least to some graffiti. In January I spent 2 days in Buenos Aires and was stunned at the amount of graffiti present, especially in the San [...]
Tourism & the Maasai
In October, 2008 I spent 2 weeks in Tanzania on safari and climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. On this adventure, I had the opportunity to visit a small Maasai village on the outskirts of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and was able to witness firsthand some of the effects of tourism on the Maasai culture and youth. [...]
