The trek begins! Manchester to Phadking

Edward and Anne are off! On Thursday they flew out, arriving in Kathmandu on Friday after a long layover in Doha, a wait for baggage and a power cut. An early start on Saturday morning got them into Lukla on a Twin Otter just before flights were stopped due to bad weather. Day one to Phakding was completed and today the long trek to Namche Bazaar is underway. Here are some photos so far (Thanks to fellow trekker James Phillips for some of those) and thanks so much for the donations that keep coming in. I'll continue to update the blog with updates from the team where I can but can't help feeling a bit jealous of the warm weather so far, though that will change quickly!

The flight to Lukla

Team Reuben's Retreat at the airport

View down the runway at Lukla

The road to Namche

Ok so at least my shower is indoors

Night one's accommodation

Comments

One week to go!

Final preparations are underway. We've had lots of flight changes over the last two days but thanks to the persistent people at Intrepid we are sorted again and great news, plane fans, we are on a Dreamliner for the first leg of the outbound flight, which has cheered Vicki up no end. Steve and Vicki went to visit Reuben's Retreat last week. We can't express enough just how amazing they are and how impactful your donations are to their work. Thank you so very very much. We think we might hit £10,000 from all the Bolton at Home Trekkers' fundraising including Edward and Anne last year, which is just unbelievable! This week we are resting up a bit, eating well, staying hydrated and packing our bags ready for Saturday. We want to be as ready as we can be. Here's the itinerary as it stands at the moment: Saturday 25th - Sunday 26th March: travel to Kathmandu via Doha. Get our visas, trekking permits, phone SIMs and duffel bags and hopefully a bit of sleep. Monday 27th -...

Less than 6 months to go and we have new team members

Now that Edward and Anne have recovered from their adventure now and we are turning our attentions to the next trek. So that I'm not alone flying the flag for Bolton at Home, Owen Tomlin has been selected to join her on the trek and joining us will be our Bolton at Home colleague, Steve Roden, who has decided to join the trek off his own back as it's such an amazing challenge. Our flights are booked for March 25th 2023 and with just under 6 months to go, preparations are getting well and truly underway. Firstly, we've updated our JustGiving page to reflect our new team and as always welcome any and all contributions. We will be updating on our fundraising activities over the coming months. Secondly, there's a small matter of a very long trek up a very steep hill so I'm back in the gym in the morning and on the hunt for suitable walking boots. Watch this space for more information on our new intrepid adventurers and show your support at: https://www.justgiving.com...

Some news on this year's plans

An update on our EveRRest trek. Due to the ongoing uncertainty around Covid, particularly around entry rules to Nepal, as well as people being unable to make the trek for various reasons, Reuben's Retreat decided last week to defer the EveRRest Trek to next year. Edward is unable to make the trip next year so we tried to move our booking to still go this year with the same travel company. Edward has managed to secure the last spot on a trip so he can still complete the challenge as planned this April and I will be travelling with the charity group next year. Whilst we are disappointed not to be able to face the challenge together, we are committed to completing it so this is the best solution we can find. I am looking forward to cheering Edward on from afar and getting all the tips for my trip and I have an extra year to get ready now as well. Thanks everyone for all your support so far and every penny raised has been a help to this wonderful charity. We are at 82% of our fundrai...

EveRRest 2022 - The quest for Base Camp!

Search This Blog