Tiger Hills

The dreaded 22km trial trek was today. For those who want the short update- I survived. All is well. For a longer description, read on... I, true to form, did not wake up on time- 4:30am was supposed to be tea, followed by breakfast at 5:30 and reporting at 6:15. I arose at 5:30, sorted…

Tenzing Rock 2

Today we returned to Tenzing Rock. I started off carrying the rucksack with all the teams kit, but for some reason my rope leader is adamant that I shouldn't. I'm not sure if this is because she thinks I am too weak and will get tired before tomorrow's long trek or if she just thinks…

The little things

First up, I wrote a looooong post yesterday all about knots and things but darling WordPress has vanished it 😦 I'll try and rewrite when I get some time. (Possibly never).  "The purpose of mountaineering is self-exploration" said the Principal of HMI in his address to us this evening (amongst many other enlightening things). The…

5am starts…

Every morning, we have 'bed tea ' at 5am, but sadly not in bed. 5:55 is PT- physical training for the non-Indians! This consists of a fairly short run (a couple of km), then some stretching, strength and balance exercises and a short run back. The kicker though, is the steep run up from the…

Fear and friendship

Sat outside the quartermaster's room from 8am, waiting for registration. Potato sticks, courtesy of IndiGo, filled my belly a little. The rest of the space was filled with butterflies and nervousness. I waited alone for people to appear. Finally three girls arrived who seemed to have become fast friends already. This did very little to…