224m - Less than 72 hours now until take-off. The gear is all packed and ready to go. To give you a sense of the amount of supplies needed for an adventure of this magnitude I am including two photos with this final dispatch from the U.S. The first shows all my gear laid out on the garage/shop floor and the second with it 'crammed' into the expedition duffels. In all, just over 200 lbs (91 kg) and that doesn't include the food (other than some "comfy" food of course:-) supplied by our expedition leader as well as the tents and cookware. One must remember that there are no convenience stores or gear shops on the mountain! Next stop, Kathmandu...
