So after 14 days of walking and trekking through rainforest, desert, woodlands and anything else you can pretty much think of, I finally got caught in the rain. Torrential rain that ran in rivers down the path, and soaked every inch of my body. On the plus side the rucksack performed wonderfully and not a thing was wet (except the rain cover). After a hot shower and a cup of tea I got to watch all the other trekkers slowly traipse in soaked, whilst I warmed mysel...

A landslide halted my progress on the local bus to Tatopani (think sheer drops and crazy Nepalese F1 wannabes). I had to walk the remaining 5 hours, so we stopped for lunch at a tea house and this was the view....

I won this battle, but ultimately lost the war with mozzies last night. Agggghhhhhh!!!!!!!

So it is official - I have been to the highest and widest pass in the world - Throng La Pass at 5416m - sadly I was accompanied by another 50 Ranulph Fiennes wannabes, but still I was there!! News of a plane crash in Nepal reached us all today - just to confirm to anyone with parental concerns - I will have my feet firmly on the ground whilst in Nepal! One down, one left - Annapurna base camp in a week's time. Between now and then about 120 miles and 10,000m of...

Day one of trekking in the Himalayas. The lunch and dinner menus were suspiciously similar to the one in Besishahar from the previous night. The only thing that seems to change is the price, which increases in proportion to the altitude. It seems like I will see many extremes on this trip - today we had the heat. 30+ degrees and hardly any shade. Currently at 1390m and will reach 5419m at the highest point. I am reliably informed that I will need my thermals whe...