Thanks to everyone for your support!  Because of your generosity, I surpassed my fundraising target!!! 

Are you curious how I will spend my 3 weeks in Nepal? Here is a high-level overview.

A typical day

Whilst trekking we will be up at around 6 am every morning! We will be woken with a cup of tea/coffee and a bowl of washing water. After breakfast we will start walking around 8 am. We walk for 3-4 hours in the morning and then stop for lunch. In the afternoon we walk for 2-4 hours to our overnight camp. In the evenings after dinner, we will have a briefing about the next days trek.

Itinerary

March 9 - Arrive in Kathmandu
March 10 - Trek Orientation
March 11 - VSO Project Visit (Opportunity to meet the children and visit classrooms)
March 12 - Flight to Lukla and trek begins!!!
March 21 - Everest Base Camp
March 22 - Summit to Kala Pattar (18,192 ft)
March 23 - Descent begins
March 26 - Flight to Kathmandu

Check out the detailed itinerary:  http://vso.org.uk/accentureeverestbasecamp/challenge_itinerary.htm

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I am off to Asia to climb to the base camp of Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth to raise funds and awareness for children's education in Nepal through the work of Volunteer Service Overseas (VSO).  I will be joined on this adventure of a lifetime with a group of Accenture folks from all over the globe.

The trek to the Everest base camp is 18,192 feet/5,545 meters which is more than half the total elevation of the mountain and about half as high as passenger jets cruise.    Check out the YouTube video on the left to give you a better idea of what this trek entails.

Where is the money going?

You will be supporting the work of VSO in Nepal.  See here for the types of work they do:  http://www.vso.org.uk/about/cprofiles/nepal.asp.  Thanks for helping the next generation of Nepalese reach their full potential.

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Melissa

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