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Quick FS spam! I have the 2015 version of the Patagonia Acensionist pack
See: this
It's the VERY yellow version.
I bought it late 2016 and took it to NZ for 11 months. I decided it didn't really fit me too well and was relegated to a glorified loft bag for sleeping bags in the van and very occasional grocery runs. There's a few minor marks on the base and it's missing one elastic waist loop retainer (just to keep the strap from flapping) but otherwise near-new condition.
If anyone's interested I'll get some photos, otherwise it's going in the loft to be forgotten for several years.
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How much andy?
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Hiking to Everest Base Camp. Even without plumbing, an electricity grid, roads etc. they still have WiFi...
Apologies for terrible phone camera quality, terrible photography skills. I have vastly more photos on my digital camera (though the autofocus is broken and I suck at manual focus) but can't do anything with them til I get home to my computer.
That's Everest in the last shot with the cloud billowing off on the left hand side.
Temperature at night is near 0° indoors and only going to get colder as we go up. But you only pay $3 for a room so pretty fair. I'm sleeping in a -10° Rab bag that saw me through a night in Scotland in the midst of the Beast from the East last winter, so far it's been fine.
The altitude is insane, I can't even run up 10 steps without losing my puff. We're just below 4000m at the moment. Also insane are the Sherpas who are carrying 30kgs or more by baskets with a strap around the head (ie. not shoulder straps like a rucksack), who run most of the way up. I saw a guy carrying what looked like an iron stove and chimney, he was as fast as me
Paging @Chak who requested updates!
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PhD submission celebration trip??
Pic of the bridges is lovely, much nicer than anything I managed to get. I was forced across there with 4 walking poles in one hand and my gfs hand in my other - pretty unnerving, especially having to keep my cool for the sake of my already skittish gf.
Be aware of the altitude, it really can be a trip-ender, my Mum didn't make it up to base camp, but was lucky enough to be able to travel down enough that she didn't need to be evacuated to Kathmandu. We heard of a group of 6 that was reduced down to 3 by the altitude too. If you can find it, get some diamox, I found it really helped with fatigue and the awful altitude headaches, just avoid ibuprofen/asprin while on it.
What's your planned itinerary? Have fun! I'm so jealous, it's been a long time since I've been in a place and so strongly just wanted to stay and explore.
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PhD submission celebration trip??
In a way, but really it's my dad who's always wanted to go and for whatever reason we've only just got around to it. I've already been to Majorca and the Lake District to celebrate and just about starting to feel normal again after thesis submission! It really screwed me up.
Yeah the bridges feel sketchy, I've tried to take some video of it but as you say feels dodgy without two hands on!
We're all taking Diamox and out itinerary is quite slow, just 300-400 m ascent per day. Feeling okay so far except for a very mild headache the first day. My dad got food poisoning which was also nearly a trip-ender, but fortunately we had an acclimatisation day right in time so he was able to lie in bed for a day and get back to normal. Fingers crossed...
We should be arriving in Gorak Shep in a few days, then we'll be staying there and doing a day hike to Base Camp. Then back down to Kathmandu and a few extra days there. Just about to set off for Dingboche!
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Anyone here done Ben Nevis?
Thinking about it next year. -
It’ll be my very first mountain, I was a courier for years. So my fitness should be ok......
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You should be fine.
That said, mountain fitness can be quite specific. I have a couple of friends who are both sub 3 hour marathon runners and retired competitive hockey players and they are utterly unfit to walk up hills. They really struggle on even a few hundred metres of elevation difference.
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Thanks guys, what's getting there like, I know I have to train it until at least Glasgow, then is it just local buses to Fort Willy?
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Had a couple of days in the Lakes over the weekend...
Day 1 - Hellvelyn, Striding Edge, Swirrell Edge. Cloud descended as we ascended but had a few breaks to see some glimpses of views and get a sense of the exposure of the ridges. The west flank of Hellvelyn was ridiculously windy which mean the ridges were sheltered from the wind which was nice.
Day 2 - Scafell Pike via Broad Crag. Ascended fom Seathwaite, headwind all the way driving the heavy rain into our faces, thick fog and visibility down to about 20m for a lot of it. Lost the path a few times, wasn't sure about getting to the top but made it eventually. Having seen maybe two other groups on the way up the top was very busy (most people seemed to be coming up the shorter route from the West), no views at all sadly. Returned via the corridoor route which was pretty nice (interesting scenery once we dropped out of the cloud a little, quiet, waterfalls, crags...). Sadly did not do Ill Crag, Great End, Scafell, Great Gable or Green Gable which are all within east reach from the route we took but given the could was sitting somewhere around the 450m mark, it didn't seem worthwhile. Targets for another day!
I hadn't been to the Lakes in about 15 years but will definately return sooner than that. So much great scenery and remote places to get away from everyone, and now I've done Scafell Pike I won't feel the need to do it again so the quieter tops will get some attention. Blencathra definately on the list but we didn't have the weather for it this time.