Everest Marathon
Normally as the summer season comes to a close in the Alps i'd be packing up for autumn in the UK, but not this year! In October I leave to work in Nepal leading treks in the Everest 'Khumbu' region. My desire to travel and visit the worlds mountains ranges was the incentive for my job. What a job!? The Mount Everest National Park has been a popular destination for trekkers since the 1950's and I will be in the Khumbu for 2 months leaving Lindsay to hold the fort for Tracks and Trails!
Apart from leading treks I also have another goal whilst on other side of the globe and that's Everest Marathon! So, myself and a fellow runner, Janet (who keeps claiming she's not a runner!), will join a total of about 70 runners from around the world, along with a few local Sherpas, to run from Basecamp (5184m), 42km to Namche Bazaar at (3446m). Ok so it's pretty much gently downhill... until a 500m climb towards the end, the sting in the tale! Janet and I recently completed a 5 day run as part of our training where we ran the famous Walkers Haute Route (High Level Walkers route across the Alps) which involved going from Chamonix, France to Zermatt in Switzerland covering aournd 135km crossing many high passes with a total of 9,000m ascent. And she says she's not a runner! I will be in touch to blog between trips and let you know how we get on.