Category Nepal 2023
Poon Hill and Mardi Himal
In 2022, after completing the Three Passes Circuit in the Everest Region, I went to the Annapurna Region to complete the Annapurna Sanctuary hike. About 8 weeks later, the exact aircraft I had flown in crashed just short of Pokhara Airport in the worst Nepali aviation disaster in over 30 years. Coming into land at […]
Ama Dablam part 3: Second attempt
Ama Dablam Basecamp is a beautiful place to rest and recover. As a result, plenty of hikers not attempting the mountain come and visit each day. However, some of them fail to recognise that walking up to someone’s tent and taking a photo inside without asking first is incredibly rude. Others come want to come […]
Ama Dablam part 2: First attempt
Leaving Pheriche to head to Lobuche Basecamp meant one thing: I was about to walk past a spot I rate as one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to. Cholatse is a strong contender for the most beautiful mountain on earth, and on this day I would spend a lot of my […]
Ama Dablam part 1: start to Nangkartshang
I first became aware of the existence of Ama Dablam when a friend had just returned from Everest Basecamp, and showed me their photos from the trip. It immediately became one of my favourite mountains, and one of the primary reasons I wanted to visit the Everest Region of Nepal. Fast forward to 2022 and […]
Ghaznavid Hiking 
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