Base Camp. Day 8, Dingboche to Lobuche
An early start, as always today. After breakfast the walk climbs sharply out of Dingboche and then[…]
Base Camp. Day 7, Dingboche acclimatisation day
A late start today for a relatively short walk to a flagpole, which happens to be visible[…]
Base Camp. Day 6, Tengboche to Dingboche
The day starts, as many have at 7 for breakfast, then we left Tengboche along a fairly[…]
Base Camp. Day 5, Namche Bazar to Tengboche
The day started, as always with a fairly early breakfast. The walking was a steep climb out[…]
Base Camp. Day 4, Namche Acclimatisation Day
When trekking at high altitude it is important to increase your height gradually in order to avoid[…]
Base Camp. Day 3, Phakding to Namche Bazar
Our day starts with a fairly leisurely breakfast at 7am. I went for the Nepalese Bread with[…]
Base Camp. Day 2, Lukla to Phakding
The day started with a 5am meetup in the hotel reception to start our journey to Lukla[…]
Base Camp. Day 1, a tour of the Kathmandu valley
Day 1 started with a trip to the hotel’s restaurant for breakfast, a surprising mix of baked[…]
Scanning (Part 1)
This is the first part of a series on scanning your own negatives. I intend to look[…]