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JS RobVarey under pressure. It was defi­ see it through the clouds it nitely a once in a lifetime was breath taking. We were
of us will ever forget.
Zak Dunnings
I had been looking forward to the exped for months, all of the preparation the team did together and the individual training we all did was about to pay off.
The reality of it all hit me when I arrived in Kathmandu. The atmosphere and environment ’was license! The way these people lived and go, about their daily lives was incredible
Once in country, it was just a se of waiting for the flight om Kathmandu to Lukla, hich would take us out of the
city and into the hills.
woke on the morning of
•a.
The expedition was made up of three teams who had taken part in one of the Army’s toughest ever Adventure Training exercises.
opportunity.
Abi Railing
Nepal was indescribable; it was just amazing, even before the trek got underway.
all amazed at the sight of it. Not many 16yr olds can say that they’ve seen that! Also, when we were halfway up a mountain we found a pool table and the lads and I chal­ lenged the Sherpas to a match. I won one game and
lost the rest. One of the Sherpas (Lakpa) officially classed me as' ms younger
F ffs te r.
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From Kathmandu to,“ Base
camp it just got better andfciet- ter. The disappointrrfhfit of not reaching our “obfective,.was definitely over shado;
the achievement of af"
The Challenge for the Junior
Team was immense. The
team, which included men
and women, only joined the
Army in September 2005. We
all had little or no moun­
taineering experience and we any more different to life oack fought our way through*^... home, 1^1 never take life for
tough selection period.
nted again! The Nepali pie are the happiest peo­
The exc
qualities That“ will be '
throughout my army "7?bre<§
■For example, physicaL-; was tne^^tviews of Everest.
building and performance' away a n c F
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The-^est part of the expedition - endurance, strength, . team- ,;EVeh tfegughìt M aire^rniles
We all hope Nepal,It’?à
The people, culture and food were lovely. We met so many new personalities who we atj3 all staying in touch wittf. T tw culture couldn’t have been
ple Pve ever met.
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