: not if, but when :

These four words have been my mantra for the last three years.

We are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime - a seventeen day trek to Everest Base Camp (17,590 ft/5360 m), with a climb up Kala Patthar (18,514 feet/5643 m). We have been planning on this trek since 2007, and after various setbacks, we have finalized all travel arrangements and will leave on May 8th for Delhi, India, and then onward to Kathmandu, Nepal.

For those who know me, you are aware of my love of culture and adventure. My fear of flying, as well as other random fears that occasionally pop up out of the blue. My current obsession with the yeti. My desire to conquer mountains - both literal and physical.

And so the insanity begins.