You might find yourself wondering - is this a blog about 68 American college basketball teams playing off for the top spot on an outdoor court in monsoon rain? No, this is much madder than NCAA’s March Madness. We scurry…
This is a long one!
The last update came from Namche after we crossed Sherpani Col, West Col and Amphu Labsta. Having the 6000m+ adventures behind us was a relief and Namche was three days of no walking. Well, we…
It’s 2.5 weeks since our last update from Hongon and what an adventure it’s been since then.
As usual you can see our progress here: GHT Map Updates
We have also popped a few videos up here: https://youtube.com/@alpine_fuzzies
We have…
After some epic days and epic experiences we’ve reached Hongon with our amazing guide Som.
You can see our progress here: GHT Map Updates
Also please excuse any formatting or photo mishaps it’s quite the “fun” to put this together…
We’re in Ghunsa after one day of flying from Canada, one day of an early domestic flight and 10 hour drive, one day of a 5 hour jeep with 4WD-ing, and three days of walking.
Check out our route so…
On the Great Divide Trail I (Mike) lost a lot of weight. Our nutrition plan was good, but we ran into some challenges and had to make changes on the fly.
Notably, we learnt how hungry you get after a few…
Logistics for a multi-month adventure never go exactly to plan. Throw in mountains, weather, people, language, physical, mental, influences and something is bound to go off the rails. However, we're not the kind of folks who jump on a plane…
The gear component of this trip has been easier to plan than the food and resupplies. Or maybe it hasn't? They all take some brain scratching.
One important point is that we have built up this gear over many…
We had talked about going into Naiset Huts just over the border in British Columbia for years. We'd even booked them two years ago, but an injury meant we had to cancel that time.
When we saw free spots on…