Namaste

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

RALPH WALDO EMERSON

Until the end of October I am on expedition in the Himalaya - please forgive me - I may not be able to update my blog - but there WILL be news on The North Face website - so please, please read there if you are interested!

I will be thinking of you all.

Namaste!

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Back to the chaos of a city, the sights, smells, noise and heat that are Kathmandu ….

It brings back memories of 2 years ago, a journey to the summit of Ama Dablam and running back to Kathmandu. Precious memories of this world - this world that is a world away from ‘home’, a world away from the familiarity of Europe.

24 hours in the city - the confusion of tiredness after travelling over 30 hours and kris-crossing time zones, and this after the intensity and emotion of a fleeting weekend in New York for my younger brother’s wedding. But finally we had a night’s sleep, my bags are packed for the acclimatisation leg of our journey, and I can really start to believe and to feel ‘here’ and that this incredible adventure is about to begin.

Tomorrow the mountains are waiting for us - and I look forward being back once again in the Khumbu. Step by step, one step at a time. Each moment to be savoured.

We will see the sky - not limited to glimpses caught between high buildings, not clouded by dust and dirt - but the wide open sky of the mountains. It will be our daily bread - food for the soul.