Life can be messy
Life can be like this photo in downtown Kathmandu - full of entanglements and you don’t know where things begin and how they will end....
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Finding your base camp in life
“Finding Your Base Camp in Life” is a collection of 100 stories written over a one year period of reflection and were never meant to be...
The journey begins
#YOLO2020 team 1 will start their EBC trek on 21 April and team 2 on 29 April 2020. Train hard and jiayou! “We're the bridge across...
Pigs can fly
"Pigs can fly" is an English idiom that's used to show skepticism or cynicism, that there is no chance of something from ever happening. ...
Some days are diamonds, some days are stones
<photo: 3 guides and porters taking a break from their jobs along the EBC route> For many of us, to go on the EBC trek represents an...
Mind Over Matter -33c & 100km/h winds
Greetings from camp 2 (4200m)! We found 3G in middle of nowhere....😉 Pray for us. Forecast 100km winds at summit😰 #YOLO2020
Disconnect to connect
The mountain is calling and we must go. Team #YOLO2020 is now headed for the first of three base camps where we will undertake our final...
Nothing is given. Everything is earned.
The Marpha apple strudel was delicious! Burp! Marpha indeed is the apple capital of Nepal. Then it’s down to serious business as Team...
The best view comes after the hardest climb
The wind was blowing harshly when the #YOLO2020 team arrived at Marpha. The town was very quiet because it’s off-season, and with storm...
The apple of my eye
The #YOLO2020 Christmas and New Year journey continues today to Marpha, the apple capital of Nepal. 🍎🍎🍎 After Marpha, it will be in...
So this is Christmas ...
The #YOLO2020 team summitted Poon Hill on Christmas Day, and were surprised by the Sherpas with a Christmas cake after dinner. You can...
Only when it’s dark enough can you see the stars
For centuries, stars and patterns of stars known as constellations have been relied upon for navigation. Amongst the millions of stars...
Don’t do it like me. Do it like you.
Every journey is unique, each having its own ups and downs, trials and tribulations, danger and laughter. As we end 2018, the #YOLO2020...
Our flag, our purpose
The flag is a sacred item that holds great significance. The colors used in a flag represent values and what the flag-bearers believe in....
International Mountain Day (11 Dec)
https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/mountain-day/ “People ask me, 'What is the use of climbing Mount Everest?' and my answer must at once...
Quote of the Day
“We have a saying in Tibet: If a problem can be solved there is no use worrying about it. If it can't be solved, worrying will do no...
Doing things that matter
<Photo: Chapter 14 from “The art of the good life” by Rolf Dobelli> Sturgeon’s Law, named after science fiction writer Theodore Sturgeon,...
Caregivers - the Guides in our Journeys
https://www.cal.org.sg/caring-for-caregivers Journeys are about reaching a destination, getting there safely and on schedule. But getting...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
It’s December already and that time of the year when we go on holidays and make merry. It’s also time to think about your resolutions for...
What is your Everest?
Making a difference in someone’s life can be like climbing Mount Everest. It’s tough and it takes a long time. But it starts with a...
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