We're Going to Need a Bigger Camel...
Life is too short. When this opportunity came along, it was a once in a lifetime shot at pretending to be the world traveller /trekker /mountaineer person I'd really like to have been, had I not discovered outdoor activites so late. It would have been way more convenient to have taken up adventuring when I was young, fit, slim and energetic. In reality I am none of these things anymore, so the challenge of trekking across Northern China to the world's second highest mountain is far greater than it might have been. So, here it is: a story of naivity in the face of challenge that lies ahead; idiocy in overcoming adversity; wishful thinking vs planning... and, hopefully, the adventure of a lifetime.
Planned Dates
Mar 23, 2012 to Apr 22, 2012
Countries
6
Trip Map
Trip Entries
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How Much for ze Children?
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Clows Top, England, United Kingdom -
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A Shaggy Dog Story
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Malvern, England, United Kingdom -
3
Stop Whining. It'll Be Colder Than This.
Sunday, December 04, 2011
New Radnor, Wales, United Kingdom -
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Champion Sheep Herding
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Crickhowell, Wales, United Kingdom -
5
Pick Your Poison
Friday, March 23, 2012
Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey -
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East West
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan -
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Cast List
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Imeni Chapayeva, Kazakhstan -
8
The Eagle Has Landed
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Naryn, Naryn, Kyrgyzstan -
9
Please Show Your Passport 17 Times
Monday, March 26, 2012
Torugart Pass, Naryn, Kyrgyzstan -
10
Mosque, Mausoleum and Market
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur, China -
11
The Dimly Lit Electricity Hotel
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Kargilik, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China -
12
Last Civilisation
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Rascam, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China -
13
First Day Walking
Friday, March 30, 2012
Sarak , Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China -
14
Riding on a Donkey
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Kotaz, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China -
15
Palm Sunday Rodeo
Sunday, April 01, 2012
Aghill Pass, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China -
16
Conspiracy Theory
Monday, April 02, 2012
Ottur Jangal, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan -
17
Akbar! Come and sort out these ruddy camels!
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Sughet Jangal Chinese Base Camp, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan -
18
Rest Day
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Sughet Jangal Chinese Base Camp, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan -
19
Abdul's Advances
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Sughet Jangal Chinese Base Camp, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan -
20
Blue Peter
Friday, April 06, 2012
Sughet Jangal Chinese Base Camp, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan -
21
This Far and No Further
Saturday, April 07, 2012
Sughet Jangal Chinese Base Camp, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan -
22
The Wanderers Return
Sunday, April 08, 2012
Sughet Jangal Chinese Base Camp, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan -
23
We're Not in Kansas Anymore Toto
Monday, April 09, 2012
Ottur Jangal, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan -
24
I'm a Tuktuk, not a Ferrari.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Kirqin, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan -
25
Ship of the Desert
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Aghill Pass, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China -
26
Yankee Doodle
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Sarak, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China -
27
The Motorcycle Diaries
Friday, April 13, 2012
Rascam, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China -
28
Showers!
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Yarkant, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China -
29
Moving Along the Silk Road
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur, China -
30
Fruit Pie
Monday, April 16, 2012
Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur, China -
31
The Plague Bus
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Naryn, Kyrgyzstan -
32
Fuzzy Felt
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Issyk Kul, Ysyk-Köl, Kyrgyzstan -
33
Parliament and Beggars
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan -
34
Cafe Nero
Friday, April 20, 2012
Istanbul, Turkey -
35
I have appendages.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Clows Top, England, United Kingdom