How is it all going? Its going well, preparations are becoming an every day event now, replying to daily emails from Jamie the exped leader. Still training my heiny off (i went for a 6km run last night after that cold snap.. at midnight) and trying to put on some more weight. Still waiting on one more shipment from the US and all my gear will be pretty much sorted out.
How am i feeling? This is a very weird feeling to tell the truth, massive learning curve. A mixture of excitement and apprehension! In hind sight, i think this anticipation is what i was craving. Taking on a goal so big. (when i tried to explain it the other night – I was saying that Everest is a goal that is beyond any human, it is a mixture of preparation and pure luck that gets us back alive)
So i’m feeling way out of my depth with this one, but i think this is normal, no mere human could feel comfortable with it.
I took a mate canyonning last weekend, (my ex boss actually) he hadn’t done much of that sort of stuff and he was very apprehensive, gripping onto the edges of rocks etc. I was thinking, man i wish i still had that feeling, that same buzz you get from being scared at the edge of a waterfall before you’re about to abseil down. But i just dont…. The next thing you find your booked onto an Everest expedition!. Its like Marijuana being the gateway drug for Heroin. Everest is my Heroin.