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One of the things about writing an outdoor blog is that people sometimes ask to send me free stuff. I’m very bad at receiving presents and don’t want to encourage it, but today I’m going to make an exception.
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I leave for Nepal today, from where we’ll drive across the border into Tibet. We should arrive at Everest Base Camp on the north side in about a week’s time. I’ll have a satellite connection at base camp as we
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Here for your titillation is a photograph of some of the electrical equipment I’ll be taking to Everest next month. I use the word ‘titillation’ because I know there’s bound to be somebody reading this who loves gadgets, and much
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