A day that began by combining two days of hiking into one morning ended with a grueling 8 hour rally across some of the most scenic countryside in the world. … More Ladakh: Rally to Tso Moriri and other high altitude lakes
It was on Madok La that the cumulative time at elevation began to affect me (Jesse), which led to poor sleep and appetite … More Ladakh part 2: Thin Air and Brown Water
After about 30 offers of black tea, it was time to get down to business. Our trekking guru/salesman, Javeed, looked us up and down and offered an alternate trek, billed as “challenging”. He waved his hand over some blank spaces on the map with no trail markings and our fate was decided. … More Ladakh part 1: Trek Roulette and Himalayan Narcolepsy
When we envisioned climbing Kilimanjaro, we pictured manageable hikes gaining modest elevation on non-technical slopes surrounded by beautiful views, like from the Shira Plateau, Barranco, and Barafu (don’t forget to read these parts). That all was reasonably accurate until the moment we were awoken at midnight to start our summit attempt, in the dark, up scree, … More Kilimanjaro finale: Uhuru
These things don’t happen overnight.
There has been a significant preamble up to this undertaking. The potential energy captured over the last few months, maybe years, decades even, will soon be released in a kinetic burst … as we empty our pockets, clear security, wait patiently for our group number, and eventually trudge aboard that CRJ-700 to Dulles. … More How did we get here?
round the world in sixty days 