Off To The Mountain...Well...NOT QUITE

We are delayed in Kathmandu after a rather frustrating day yesterday.  Simply put, we could not get out. It has been a very long day. It is also a very long story. The weather was horrible in Tumlingtar, our anticipated destination and starting point of our trek to Makalu BC. Weather is projected to be bad for many days. We had to make a hard decision as a team to postpone the flight via airplane and devise a Plan B...so we have decided to share the cost of a helicopter....we go by chopper tomorrow. 

Our team was in conflict over the decision. Two members chose to go to Tumlingtar via bus. This will take two full days....then they will proceed on foot the full ten day hike. Two other members decided to take the chopper to 14,000 feet just two days from Basecamp. They will be way ahead of the porters and Sherpas etc..... Will, Arjun and I have decided to get on the same chopper but get off at a lower elevation for better acclimatization and to be closer to our bags. We will have a six day hike from there and avoid all of the low heat and leeches etc....We will avoid the lowland hiking. It was a tough decision but we feel good about our choice. 

All part of the adventure.

Plan B....Planes won't go, so it's a chopper ride to the Makalu region.