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Chilly evenings 🥶🥶 Training for Everest whil

Chilly evenings 🥶🥶 Training for Everest while living in Thailand perhaps wasn’t the smartest logistical decision I’ve made in a while 🇹🇭🇳🇵 😂🥶

Our base camp is epic, but the temperatures aren’t always playing on our team! It touched -15 last night! ❄️☃️

Check out my Insta stories from yesterday to se our @furtenbachadventures base camp though. Wild! ❤️😍🇳🇵

Thanks for the hat @jajaaward ❤️

Day 15 on our @furtenbachadventures Everest climb

Day 15 on our @furtenbachadventures Everest climb and feeling truly grateful ❤️🇳🇵

We trekked from Lobuche to Everest Base Camp, and from here the climb truly begins.

I had 3 beers last night, maybe it was the altitude but the hike today was a tad tougher 😂

It’s at base camp that we say goodbye to the tourists and hello to our new home for a month as we go up and down the mountain, through the Khumbu icefall, acclimatise, and then eventually, hit out summit attempt 🤞☘️🗻

I CANNOT WAIT TO SHARE THE @furtenbachadventures BASE CAMP SET-UP! Possibly the best basecamp in the world - ill show you guys tomorrow. Stay tuned! 🇳🇵🇳🇵

2 weeks into our Everest expedition and sh*t is st

2 weeks into our Everest expedition and sh*t is starting to get real.

We finally ventured off the lovely Everest Base Camp trek to tag a 6100m (20,000 feet) Himalayan summit, Lobuche. For our Everest climb, this is simply a warm up. For me personally, it’s the 3rd highest mountain I’ve ever climbed! Very grateful for @luckydavewatson guiding our crew. It’s been a brilliant 3 days, challenging but brilliant.

Climbing Lobuche is a privilege and makes me so confident I choose the right operator in @furtenbachadventures. Climbing it alone can cost $3k to $4k, but these guys add it to the expedition to avoid another rotation through the dangerous (and sometimes deadly) Khumbu icefall.

The team is going strong. We’ve all trained hard, dedicated the best part of the last year of our lives to this expedition. Tomorrow we finally reach base camp ❤️🇳🇵🗻

Day 11. First proper rest day on our Everest climb

Day 11. First proper rest day on our Everest climb.

Tomorrow we start a warm up climb to Lobuche east peak at 6110m or so (20000 feet) so today we got reacquainted with our harness and did some rope with with @luckydavewatson

Rollercoaster of emotions. Had my first banging headache from altitude last night, instant panic attack 😂

Feel a lot better today thankfully, and looking forward to getting back on a proper mountain tomorrow 🇳🇵🗻

Our @furtenbachadventures still charging on 💪🏻💪🏻

Everest base camp jn 4 or 5 days, really looking forward to settling in ❤️

Day 11. Reality check. Today we made our way to L

Day 11. Reality check.

Today we made our way to Lobuche, en route is a huge plateau which serves as a memorial to our fellow climbers and Sherpas who has lost their lives in the Himalayas. Many younger than me, and many as recently as this year. A somber thought.

With that in mind, I’d love you all to check our @thejuniperfund . This amazing NGO supports the families of local Nepalis and Sherpas of have lost their lives on this he mountain. The work they do is amazing, and represents the true heroes of the Himalayas ❤️🇳🇵

@furtenbachadventures

Day 9. Today we slept in the same place 2 nights r

Day 9. Today we slept in the same place 2 nights running, heaven! Lazy acclimatisation hike to 5100m, still felt pretty good apart from my pasty white Irish skin taking a beating from the Himalayan sun!

@luckydavewatson words of wisdom to enjoy the journey is slowing rubbing off on me ❤️🇳🇵

@furtenbachadventures

Day 8. Everest climb with @furtenbachadventures

Day 8. Everest climb with @furtenbachadventures

Another lovely day on the Everest Base camp trek, finally starting to appreciate where we are rather than solely obsessing with tagging the summit. Progress 🙏🏼

We’re at 4400m now and still feeling fit and strong. Gonna what’s up to 5k tomorrow then back down. Sleeping in the same place 2 nights in a row is a TREAT 😂

Day 7 on our Everest climb with @furtenbachadventu

Day 7 on our Everest climb with @furtenbachadventures

The intro to climbing Everest is so much more chill than any mountains I’ve climbed leading up to this. Following the Everest Base Camp trek, chilling in tea houses and sleeping in beds is so nice! Today we went from Phortse to Pangboche, just 3 or 4 hours and epic views. Now we’re around 4,000m and all still feeling good. One week until we reach our Base Camp, a few days until we tackle 6200m Lobuche as a warm up🤞🤞

Day 6. Everest climb with @furtenbachadventures

Day 6. Everest climb with @furtenbachadventures

Namche Bazaar to Phortse. Currently now at around 3900m. Lovely day today. 4/5 hours walking and all still good. Had lunch at a banging spot but had a rude awakening when the sun hid behind the clouds and the temp dropped heavy! It’s gonna be coooold when we get up high 🥶🥶

One night here then further up tomorrow. We have a few nights until we try to tag a 6100m peak, Lobuche, before we settle into base camp for a month. Things slowly getting real 🇳🇵🇳🇵

Day 5. 10% of the expedition done. Albeit the easi

Day 5. 10% of the expedition done. Albeit the easiest 10% 😂😂

Active rest day today on our @furtenbachadventures Everest climb. Lovely walk up to 3900m for our first views of Everest! @luckydavewatson is slowly working on me to learn to appreciate the journey rather than summit (it’s a work in progress but I’m trying!).

Team is bonding well and things are feeling good. Time to move onwards and upwards tomorrow AM. ❤️🇳🇵

Day 4/50. Phak Ding to Namche Bazaar on my classic

Day 4/50. Phak Ding to Namche Bazaar on my classic Everest climb.

Hot and sweaty up hill day but gorgeous views of the mountains. Pangs of nerves and realisation punctuate my day with what lies ahead.

I know I should stay in the present but it’s against my nature. My eyes are on the prize, for better or worse. 🇳🇵🇰🇭

Everest bound… The team for the next couple of m

Everest bound… The team for the next couple of months ❤️🇳🇵🏔️

Leaving the comfort, and safety, of Kathmandu for the beauty and suffering of Mount Everest. As ready as we’ll ever be. Let’s do it 🙏🏼💪🏻

We’re in good hands with @furtenbachadventures and @luckydavewatson 🤜🏻🤛🏻

Starting my Everest expedition tomorrow. 2 months

Starting my Everest expedition tomorrow. 2 months up and down the mountain. Stressed, nervous and scared of failing! Thankfully I’m with the mountains most successful operator @furtenbachadventures , but still it’s a big undertaking. Thanks for all the support. Hopefully I’ll have sporadic internet and can keep you guys all the loop ❤️🏔️🇳🇵

Turkmenistan (can you spot me?!). Home to the Gate

Turkmenistan (can you spot me?!). Home to the Gates of Hell and possibly the LAST country in the world to open since Covid is FINALLY opening next month.

So I'm going! And i'm bring 20 odd people with me.

Unfortunately, it sold out within 90 minutes of publishing the blog post! But if you want to come, please add yourself to the waiting list, I'm going to run another one ASAP!

Anyone fancy an October city break to Iraq (Baghda

Anyone fancy an October city break to Iraq (Baghdad and Babylon)? Because I'm going back there, and you guys are invited!

4 days in Iraq, October 14-17.

If there are any travel legends out there who wanna do a slightly different trip to your Mexicos or Bali, then hit me up. 16 spots, 6 gone already to friends of mine (and probably another 4 about to go!), so 6-10 spots left!

All the info about itinerary, prices, flights, visas etc is in the link in my BIO section so check out the link 🙂

But yeah, Baghdad this October? See you there!

PS Is it safe? It's safe enough that I brought my mum on the last trip I ran there, that should be the answer you're looking for!

We’ve been on the Thai-Myanmar border the last f

We’ve been on the Thai-Myanmar border the last few days, helping out a Burmese migrant community with some new dormitories through my @muditaadventures non-profit🙏🏼

We’ve done around 20 projects now and it’s our first one or 2023. This time we had a great partner from Australia, @liquid_learning , who asked if they could help out 3 years ago. Then Covid struck but they stuck to their word and funded the project regardless. Respect 🤜🏻🤛🏻 Finally, they can come and see how the community lives have been improved ❤️

Our partner school houses over 100 migrant workers and Burmese refugees from the Karen community. Forced to flea Myanmar, they’re essentially stateless in Thailand. No education, no funding, no ID. Some of the kids are orphans, many have their parents working away, so the school houses, deeds and teaches them. With no government help.

Previously, the 20 girls had been sleeping in a bamboo shack, thanks to the Australian team and our team in the ground here in Thailand, the girls are now sleeping in proper bunk beds, with mattresses, a watertight roof and electricity.

Thanks everyone for their hard work. To the Aussies, to my partner Josh, to David our superstar project coordinator and a big shout out to Woody, Kahn and Taylor. Most companies don’t reach out to do some good, we appreciate you guys 💪🏻💪🏻

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