Four weeks to go....

It's four weeks today that I leave for Everest Base Camp. Thanks to Emily Cummins, I breached the £3000 mark last night! Check out my Just Giving page by clicking here. I've got another couple of hundred in the bag so I need to collect and bank that before I go. Thanks so much to everyone who's donated to Sue Ryder Care. My target is £4000 so if you're still waiting for that golden opportunity then now's your chance!


The last week or so has been about photography. I've signed up to Flickr and you can check out some of my very amateur shots by taking a look at my Flickr Photostream. It's experimental stuff right now so don't expect too much.



I've met some amazing photographers on there, including a local Dentist who lives in Guildford. He's been working on a lighting project and the results are quite spectacular. Check them out here.


There's no doubt that I'm pretty excited about the trek but I'm also quite nervous and anxious too. I'm worried that the stuff I've been dealing with over the last year could provide a stumbling block in terms of my mental toughness. I still feel a bit fragile and I'm going to miss the structure that's been a huge part of my daily life for the last 391 days.

That said, I'm probably better equipped now than I've ever been...time will tell.
 
It's about time I put the finishing touches to my packing and started weighing individual items. I've got a max allowance of 15kg! I figured I could wear as much as possible to reduce the weight of my checked in luggage. The allowance is based on the max limit for our internal flight between Kathmandu and Lukla. The airline is called 'Yeti Airlines'  and they have a very promising safety record:




I'm off to a wedding this weekend so it will be a good opportunity to raise a bit more cash and bid my relatives farewell!