long distance hiking Archive

I haven’t done a blog post recently because, frankly, I haven’t been doing the most exciting/newsworthy things, I think. I did some pretty cool ski trips in the spring to Jumbo Pass Cabin and to Asulkan Hut in Rogers Pass, but I suppose I found myself “too busy” (a phrase I absolutely despise) to write about those. In May I went on a really fun …

Fair warning that this blog entry meanders my contemplative thoughts quite a bit and will probably read more like a diary than an “adventure blog”. (I spent a lot of days walking in forests and clouds with not much to look at, and had too much time to think, haha).  Manaslu was a great challenge and next up were the Langtang & Helambu regions. But …

Over 7 days I have trekked 150km in the remote Far West region of Nepal. I’ve encountered majestic forests, grand mountains, beautiful cascading waterfalls, and hills full of small villages and terraced crops. Overall its some of the most fantastic terrain I’ve ever had the pleasure of setting my eyes on. The hiking has been challenging – sometimes literally climbing up through falls, or down …

In just over 5 weeks I’ll be boarding a plane to Kathmandu. Tomorrow is my last day of work at my desk job. I’m due to move out of my house just after that. As chapters of my life draw to a close, the trip feels progressively more real every day. Three years of planning. It’s all about to come to fruition. And that means …

As of March 24, 2015 Planning has been coming along slowly but surely. Here’s a list of notable things I’ve accomplished/gathered recently: LANGUAGE I’ve been meeting weekly with a very kind Nepali woman who has agreed to teach me basic Nepali language skills. The language is so different from English, it’s a pleasure to learn and practice. Sometimes I feel a little overwhelmed by my …