Expedition
In preparation for the Everest Base Camp trek, I signed up for the Wilderness First Responder (WFR) recertification class. In April 2016, I decided I needed to take a few steps towards become who I wanted to be. I have always been drawn to the outdoors and felt it was time for me to step up my First Aid/CPR game to more in-depth rescue techniques. After a little bit of research, I decided on the...
I needed a visual of how the Everest Base Camp Trek would look, so I created a Google Map with each day included. The trekking route is based on the Mountains in Mind trek I will be supporting in November 2018. I plan to refine this a bit more and then give it back to the company for allowing me to shadow them throughout the expedition. This will be the first of many gifts back, but it is a great...
In November 2018, I will be trekking for three weeks to Everest Base Camp and the Gokyo Lakes area in Nepal. This expedition is part of a personal journey to expand my expedition planning knowledge, experience higher altitude backpacking, and continue the transition into who I want to be. In addition, I will be applying aspects of my graduate studies in space and positive psychology to this...