t’s cold and chilly in Nepal at the moment, but Lakpa and Sumit have escaped into the heat of the Southern Hemisphere this winter.
Lakpa is touring in Australia, rocking climbing and reconnecting with old friends and clients. There may be an attempt on Mt Cook in New Zealand as well.
On the other side of the Pacific, Sumit is climbing the normal route on Aconcagua with Mike and Meg Hansen in Argentina.
The team will start their approach to base camp today with a 3 hr drive to their first acclimatization stop at 2400m. They will then trek for 3 days with a rest/acclimisatisation day to reach base camp at 4360m. All the good steak and Malbec in Mendoza can’t contain the excitement in the team to hit the road and start the expedition.