Bucket List Trip done

[JEL]

Wow! This is amazing! Congrats @Nemont for doing it. I admire that. Seems like a lot of bucket list items just stay in the bucket.

 

[LopeHunter]

Try to make a stop at the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (Museum of Hunting and Nature) while you’re there. 62 Rue des Archives in le Marais.

I will add that being in Musee d’Orsey on a sunny afternoon was as memorable as any moment spent in Paris. I also trekked to a couple of apartments where Ernest Hemingway lived then had a few drinks at Deux Magots as people-watched.

Body deodorant and daily bathing are optional in Paris it seems and many a time on my hikes a gorgeous woman with long legs would be walking towards me then as we passed I had my fantasy crushed from odor. Hey, a bit of funk might blow some air up your skirt when you grew up on a farm but even I cringed…I suppose that would be incentive to develop amazing perfumes.

Finally, look 3 times before walk across a street as the risk flow is opposite of an American street. Right, left, right…or die. Pedestrian fatalities are much higher in Paris than NYC, or were.

Bon chance!!

 

[devon deer]

Excellent thread, my neighbours did it at a similar age to you, loved every bit. As a flat lander I would struggle with the altitude, although I did go up 14,265' in Colorado one day, but my wife wouldn't cope with what you did.
Whats next on the bucket list?
Cheers
Richard

ps, apart from the stunning, amazing scenery I did notice the cammo

 

[Nemont]

Day 8 Lobuche to Gorak Shep and on to base camp. This day was an ass kicker. Up the Thukla pass, stop in Gorka Shep and drop all gear not necessar, refill water and push on to EBC.





Gorka Shep sitting above 17,000 feet.


Base camp in View!!!!

 

[Nemont]

Base camp rock

It was a very emotional arrival for me. But so memorable.

At this altitude everything becomes more difficult including thinking.

 

[WNC2500]

Congratulations and great job @Nemont
Did you feel that your body handled it well once you got there? Any issues?
What is next for ticking off the bucket list?

 

[Nemont]

Congratulations and great job @Nemont
Did you feel that your body handled it well once you got there? Any issues?
What is next for ticking off the bucket list?

After spending all winter in Mazatlan Nexico at sea level I was concerned about acclimating but honestly I felt great almost the entire trek. Slight headache at 16,000 feet but that was it. Souple of ibuprofen and I was good. My O2 saturation was always 90% or higher.

After the third day I felt like I had my legs under me and could trek all day without being sore or tired. I did Mountain Tough and leaned on them for work outs and it paid off.

The morning after base camp there is an optional trek up Kala Patthar my body told me I was ready to descend. Nobody in my group did it.


I wish my words and pics could do justice to the Khumbu region and its beauty but that seems impossible. This trip ended up being far more than I expected and leaves me at a loss to explain a lot of it. The people are amazing, the sights and vistas are beyond description. I learned so much on this trip that can’t put it easily into words.

Next is a trip down the Nile River.

 

[antlerradar]

Next is a trip down the Nile River.

My wife did that trip close to thirty years ago. She had a small pocket thermometer. No one else in the group had one, so people were always asking her how hot it was. She gave it to the guide as part of the tip. The guide was thrilled because most Egyptians have no need for a thermometer as temperature is always HOT, a constant 122 when she was there, but the tourists want to know the temperature.

 

[noharleyyet]

Mazatlan, EBC, and the Nile . . . a late attorney friend used to say, "this ain't no dress rehearsal." He'd say you were doin' it right.

 

[undercover]

Job well done. The smile was priceless . I see some tents In The back ground I would imagine climbing season is about done

 

[CPAjeff]

What an incredible adventure - thanks for sharing it!

 

[ovis2]

What a great adventure! That, and cliombing Kilimanjaro, is also on my list. Thanks for sharing.

 

[thomas89]

“Epic” is thrown around so much in the outdoor industry and very little is truly epic. This trip being the exception!

Thanks for the write-up!

 

[TheJason]

Man what a great thread!

 

[MT_elk]

All I can say is, Wow! What a trip! Thanks for sharing it with us!

 

[Nemont]

Some additional pics one of the other guys took

 

[Phaseolus]

Awesome! Thanks for taking us along.

 

[txco]

Very cool! Great experience