musings of a salt whisperer
So I still have one post to write, the flight out and the last 3 three days in Kathmandu. But for now here is the whole trip. I also want to make one more (I’m likely lying and will in fact make further requests) request for a donation to the MMRF.
Just like the day before we wake up early to get an early start on a big day but events conspired to push us our start time back. We met in the commons room of the tea house at 6:45, when we were promised breakfast. Cornflakes, porridge and hard boiled eggs weren’t served until 7:20. …
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The plan was to get a slightly earlier start. Instead of rolling at 8:30 we were going to start hiking at 8:00. This didn’t happen. Renee had a rough night. She had a severe splitting headache. She was nauseated. She was a mess. It was an easy decision to evacuate her by helicopter. Shawn, of …
Continue reading “Day 10 #MM4MM: The day we were supposed to go to Everest Basecamp”
Namche Bazar for a day with no hiking. We were spending a rest day before going any higher to help with acclimatization. This is the only non-hiking day we have on the trek. This meant a luxurious 9:00 Am breakfast time. After breakfast Silva, Jeff, John, Paul, and Jim walked about 20 minutes to the …
Continue reading “Day 6 of the #MM4MM Journey to Everest Basecamp: Vacation Day”
Today was the last day before we begin trekking. As usual I woke up early, though it is getting later and later as my biological time zone catches up to my geographic time zone. I had a decent breakfast with most of the team. After breakfast I needed to replace the toiletries that I left …
Continue reading “Day 3 of the #MM4MM Trek to Everest Basecamp, a day in Kathmandu”
I have been told that the tea houses where we will be staying offer WiFi. I will try to post updates here. However the MM4MM group will be posting frequently to the Moving Mountains 4 Multiple Myeloma Facebook page. You can find that here. Just a few more days, in the meantime the Himalayan Mountain …
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In September 2017, the Aggressive Deer Hiking Club went to Mount Robson Provincial Park. This is the highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies. The terrain is dominated by glaciers, rivers, waterfalls, and canyons. It is among the amazing place I have ever hiked.
John Raithel and his doctor @Amyloid_Planet are part of my team trekking to Everest Base Camp #MM4MM @theMMRF https://t.co/zhKawBE0El — Joel M. Topf, MD FACP (@kidney_boy) February 24, 2018 John Raithel and Jeffrey Zonder are on the Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma team going to Everest Base Camp. John’s story is incredible. Check out …
Continue reading “Everest. Myeloma. And the centrality of hope.”
The trek to Everest base camp is a once in a lifetime experience. I should be bouncing with excitement but that is not what I feel. I feel unease. I feel unsettled. I read about the side effects of high altitude trekking: weakness, confusion, headaches, insomnia, nausea. This makes me nervous. I look at the …
Continue reading “Thoughts as the Countdown to Everest ticks toward “go””
I am so excited to go to the Top of the World with MM4MM to help raise money and awareness for the multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. If you haven’t already, please take a look at my fundraising page. The trip is being guided by Embark. They seem quite professional. Here is the itinerary. From what I …