In April 2019 Janine went on a very exciting adventure to Base Camp Mt Everest. Her friend had completed this trek the previous year and suggested she would have liked it. Well, she never imagined the trek to be as demanding and so intense as it turned out to be.

The trek was 15 days in total, each day she walked for 6 to 8 hours and of course predominantly uphills. The higher she walked the harder it became as her oxygen levels decreased, which meant breathing became very hard and getting enough oxygen into her body just didn’t happen.

The walking tracks weren’t tracks but more just rocks, mud and a general direction of which way to go. Having an experienced guide was a blessing and made the whole experience so much more fun. Thanks to Amigo Trekking (Pramod and Rijan).

Janine just had to take each day as it came and she was very lucky to share the experience with her children (Amy and Ben), her sister (Cheryl) and best friend (Ann). They had a lot of fun along the way. One day they woke up to snow, started their trek, then the sun came out, then hail, then snow, then rain. They walked in hail, rain and snow for the whole day. The track was just mud or like a running river but it was the best day as they had all seasons in one day.

Every night was way too cold and they just couldn’t get a break from being cold. The bedrooms were definitely not 5 star (lucky to be 1) and the toilets were best not to talk about. They have met so many amazing people and saw things that they will never experience again.

Would Janine ever do it again? No, but she is so glad she did. Now looking for her next adventure.