Month: September 2016
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“But is it homesickness, or just moving forward sickness” (the hindsight blogs #1)
Namche to Pheriche (3500m-4220m). I thought getting to Namche was hard on the second day. Then I became accustomed to a rhythm of swear words for the next few days as we climbed up to Pheriche, our next acclimatization stop. Within this few days we stopped in Phortse, a farming village nestled into the side […]
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What’s Your Coverage?
Pain is not a life sentence. Athletic Therapists (CAT(C)) are highly trained in the art and science of rehabilitating injury, managing chronic pain, preventing injuries, and assessing and correcting movement. You will also see AT’s on the sidelines of my sporting events as the first response to injuries and taking care of athletes when it […]
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#%!?%#! Mountain…
Day 2 here in Namche Bazzar as we acclimatize to our new altitude of 3400m. Tomorrow we hike up to 3800m.. So today we did a quick morning 2.5hr (and according to our guides “simple”) acclimatizing hike up to that altitude here above the village. Simple. Yeah. Right. We literally hiked into a cloud. Like- […]
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Don’t bring your sadness to the mountain…
Otherwise the mountain will not let you pass. Those were the words our guide started with on day 1. It was my mantra by day 3. Today we trekked 8hrs from Phading to Naamche- most of which was a steady incline. Just after lunch we passed the 3000m above sea level point and at this […]
The Katmah Experience 