Everest Base Camp
Graeme's second item on his bucket list.
Now when
someone mentions the worlds highest mountain there are very few people who don’t
know the answer. Yes, its Everest at a height of 8848 metres above sea level.
Now although climbing to it’s peak has been the aspirations of many highly skilled
and trained mountaineers there is a far less intensive feat which can be achieved
by most people in decent shape. That is of course base camp! But beware this is
still not for the faint hearted. There are two camps which come under the same
title. The southern camp at 5,364m and the Northern camp at 5150m.
Although I
haven’t been to Napal or Tibet to climb either camps, it has always been a
dream of mine to do so. It is important to prepare for such a long hike, and
there are two main components that will make the journey a much more enjoyable.
Experience with altitude and strength and cardiovascular exercises for preparation.
While the first is almost impossible to train for unless you have vast amounts
of money to allow you to travel to locations to adjust to different altitudes the
second is highly achievable with motivation and dedication. One day I look
forward to one day completing this journey
Graeme
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