Day 1 – The Beginning
From wee acorns, do strapping oaks grow…
Blog Catch Up & IM Cozumel 2020
After a couple of years of not keeping my blog up to date, I’m back. In the missing period I’ve done IM Australia (5th – missed 4th place by going wrong on the bike leg and eded up in a car park, lost a valuable 5 or 6 minutes and lost 4th place by about …
Walk out and 4 day imprisonmemt in Lukla
After three days of walking to Lukla, the weather turned. We arrived and Lukla was shrouded in fog for the next 4 days. I soon regretted my decision to ‘walk out’ instead of what most people were doing: getting the helicopter down. I thought it would finish the mountain off properly. Although with hindsight maybe …
Walk out and 4 day imprisonmemt in Lukla
After three days of walking to Lukla, the weather turned. We arrived and Lukla was shrouded in fog for the next 4 days. I soon regretted my decision to ‘walk out’ instead of what most people were doing: getting the helicopter down. I thought it would finish the mountain off properly. Although with hindsight maybe …
Saturday 19 May – Day 51- Departure from base camp: Start the 3 day walk out
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 …
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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 …
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Friday 18 May – Day 50 – Lhotse
So it’s the normal drill again. Up at stupid o’clock, drink a coffee and get suited up. I go outside for a pee before putting my harness on. It’s such a palaver. My hands are freezing in the glove liners but I can’t get zip of the rainbow flap of my underwear all in one …
Friday 18 May – Day 50 – Lhotse
That weird yellow creature is me ascending the Japanese Couloir Shows how steep the couloir is on the summit of Lhotse With Ang Gelu The Lhotse Camp 4 where we had a rest looking down into the Western Cwm So it’s the normal drill again. Up at stupid o’clock, drink a coffee and get suited up. …
Thursday 17 May – Day 49 : Everest
We’ve been climbing steadily a couple of hours up towards the balcony which is where we hit the ‘corner’ of Everest and make a right turn all along the ridge line.We were moving well until a bit before hitting the balcony and we got caught up in a line of slow movers. We stop a …
Thursday 17 May – Day 49 : Everest
With my Team Nevagivin Ironman racing team flag And I flew the Ulster flag at Everest Summit Fourth female from Northern Ireland to reach the top of the world Some of the views from the worlds roof top Me and Ang Gelu I’m on the right lol We’ve been climbing steadily a couple of hours …