Wake up call around 6:30am. For my last night with the team I got to share a room with Paola, which was a sweet treat. Paola’s sense of humor is…
Per the words of Silvia: On Thursday April 14th at 11:15am, we ALL made it to Base Camp of Everest! It was one of the toughest journeys for all of us…
Today was a big day for me, heading to Base Camp for the Puja and to meet my expedition team. Shawn (my roommate through this whole journey) and I were…
Today April 12th, we were up by 6:30am, our departure time was 8am. Everyone was in great spirits except for Dr. Jackie, somehow the meal from the previous nite gave…
Today was a mandatory rest day. Everyone felt a little exhausted from the long journey the day before. I emotionally felt quite drained, though the blessings from the Ani’s and…
An early morning at Deboche. Our plan for the day was to trek to Deboche into Pheriche, it was going to be quite long trek as we were hoping to…
Our day 5 is a beautiful write up from Jess Rodriguez Williams! Waking up in Namche, Nepal after five hours of intense trekking the day before was nothing short of…
Day 2 on Phakding and I was up by 5:30am on Wednesday morning, a very chill breeze even though the skies were opening up. The altitude had affected most of us,…
A very early wake-up call at 5am to get everyone ready for the 8am departure. I started feeling a little anxiety as I was packing the luggage I’d leave behind…
The day before our big trek and to relieve the tension for our San Francisco team an early morning massage would help the preparation. The rest of the team would…