It ain't half cold mum!

Well I made it! And I tell you what that is one of the hardest things I have done in my life.
As we got nearer the top (bottom?!) we were all struggling for breath and walking like old age pensioners. I had a tough couple of nights waking up with a headache and with spots of blood when I blew my nose. My room mate kept getting nose bleeds bless 'im, but I have been pretty lucky I haven't been ill and about 7 of the 12 of us have been. We all made it to Everest Base Camp though and apparently so our guide says that is the first group he has had in seven years to all make it (I recon he always says that, but if not that's a pretty mean feat).
This all sounds a little bit horrible, but actually most of it has been really fun and quite emotional at times too. You can do a lot of thinking whilst trekking and lots have things have gone through my mind, it would have been nice to have shared the experience, but also it has been a great sense of achievement and some absolutely stunning views that I will remember always.