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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

A New Adventure

It doesn't seem 5 minutes ago i was starting to train to walk the Camino de Santiago, The old pilgrimage route that runs across Spain, But that was now around 2 years ago, I found for that walk that you cannot train enough, I live in the flatland's of North Carolina, The mountains are a good 3 hours from my house , So most days when i walked it would be a circuit near my home on either road or trail, Getting to Base Camp Everest will be totally different, The distance will be much shorter but its all up hill and then of course there is the altitude, I have only ever felt the effects of altitude twice before, The first time was when i went up the cable car on Mont Blanc, France, On getting out i took 2 steps and nearly fell over through a lack of oxygen, The second time was when i was photographing in Colorado at 14000 feet on mount Evans, This you can drive up and after 10000 feet you can feel the air getting thin, The first day i had a blinding head ache but things eased within a couple of days which goes to show that acclimatizing to the altitude is very important, Slow and sure is the way to go, When walking the Camino i was walking around 18-20 miles a day, On Everest it will be 5-6 miles at around 1 mile per hour, It will be a challenge for sure just a different type but one i am really looking forward to doing, When i lived in Switzerland i loved to be up high above the clouds and Everest will be no different
Over the next few weeks/Months i will do a gear breakdown, I have started to buy new gear and already have some good cold weather gear that i use for my photography
One of the big thoughts i have is what camera gear to take, I have a year to work that one out, The new Sony A7RII looks the biz but its all down to budget, My main goal will be to raise as much as i can for Cancer research, My last attempt manged just shy of $7500, It would be nice to hit $10 000

Mont Blanc, France
 Mount Evans, Colorado
Mountain Goat on Mount Evans


Dave