Saturday 19 May – Day 51- Departure from base camp : Start the 3 day walk out

 Views from the top of the world  Arrival back at Camp 2 When you’re so dehydrated your pee turns peach  Beer and digestive biscuits at crampon point just outside base camp  Finishing it off in style lol A ‘Team Flakey’ t shirt in Namche. This was my family nickname at school

  That’s me in orange sitting with the summit ridge just ahead   Facing my fears on the never ending ladders across crevasses Dream Team  So I’m packing my tent stuff up now and feeling a bit sad. Earlier I felt like I’d ‘come home’ back to basecanp to my tent where I know exactly what’s in each pocket like we know at ‘home’ home what’s in every cupboard. This little piece of canvas has held my life for almost the last two months. I’m now out the other side, jubilant and of course happy to be heading home. But it’s the end of my mountain life now. I came here full of hopes and dreams and it couldn’t have gone better. I faced all my fears, I was terrified and horrified all together up on Everest summit ridge and the ice fall wasn’t exactly easy either so a small part of me doesn’t want it to end. I was asked before coming here what was I hoping to find at the top and I know now it was inner peace and self acceptance.

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