Return to Kathmandu

The rest as they say, is history. It took us one day to get down to Lama, another day to get back to Syabrubesi, and yet another with a long jeep ride back to KTM. And for those who are wondering, the climb down was just as hard as the climb up.

There's nothing like checking-in to a 5-star hotel after a gruelling 10-day trek.

This trip was an amazing, incredible and wonderful experience. I've never had an experience where I was completely outside my element, managing to work myself back in, and finding out later that I was outside again!

And the journey was so much more fun thanks to the excellent company.

Our friend Romy went on to climb Cho Oyu - 8,200m - you can read his story here.

Would I do the same thing again? Probably not. Will I recommend it to others? Absolutely.