WARNING: This video contains footage of a very hairy man very nearly naked. All in a good/potentially deadly cause, though: I’m stripping off in order to get fully thermal’ed up and kitted out in preparation for my trek to Everest Base Camp.
Tackling the world’s highest mountain (and temperatures in the -20s°C) isn’t a job for a t-shirt and jeans, it seems; but luckily the experts at Cotswold Outdoor and The North Face were on hand to help me. Total cost: around £500 (I was starting completely from scratch) – but what price survival?
There are two more instalments of Ed’s video diary to come over the next three weeks (we’d planned three, but, well, you’ll see what happened...). See the first installment here: Everest Ed: Episode 1 - The Unpreparedness of Ed
And for the full story, buy the May issue of The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, on sale at all good newsagents and supermarkets for £3.70 from 7th April.
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You can also read highlights of the April issue currently on sale.
Ed travelled as a guest of Elegant Resorts (01244 897530, www.elegantresorts.co.uk) and 360 Expeditions. Their 19-night trip, from £4,595pp, includes all meals and a day or two in Kathmandu, but no flights. They can also tailor-make trips based on camping, lodges, accompanying chef, photographer, doctor or pretty much anyone else you’d like to take along; and they offer pre-travel consultations on health, training, equipment, etc.