Three Passes of Everest Trek, on Dispatch from the Razor's Edge

“As the Haitian proverb puts it: Behind mountains are more mountains. Elysium is a myth. One does not overcome an obstacle to enter the land of no obstacles. There are always more obstacles, bigger challenges. You’re always fighting uphill. Get used to it and train accordingly.”

- Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is the Way

From 12 November - 04 December of 2016, I will be trekking the Three Passes of the Everest Region of Nepal in the Himalayas (with the estimable Darby Suzan Kimball).

This is a pretty significant physical challenge, necessitating training madness like climbing 400 flights of stairs at a time with eight sacks of flour on my back. In exchange for this masochism, I'm asking friends and loved ones to chip in a couple of bucks/quid to help provide health care, education, and a safe environment for the children of Nepal - one of the poorest countries in the world, further devastated by last year's earthquake, which left hundreds of thousands homeless.

Nepal Youth Foundation, parent of NYF UK, has received nine consecutive four-star ratings, the highest possible, from Charity Navigator. Thanks a ton in advance!

Update: And, for what it's worth, here's me gearing up to climb a couple hundred flights of stairs – with eight sacks of flour (12kg) on my back.

You probably don't want to see the after shot…

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Dispatch from the Razor's Edge is owned and operated by novelist, technologist, vegan, exercise junkie, classical liberal, rambler, and Londoner Michael Stephen Fuchs.

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