Eugene Douglass is under the weather, so we are taking it slow. We spend days doing qigong to strengthen our chi, and playing ice hockey on the lake. We’ve already rented abominable tricycles. And we are already getting accustomed to them by riding them around on the ice. They have great stability and wind protection. […]

We left cosmopolitan Lahore, and took the Jaffa Line to Islamabad. Then we transferred on the Heather Line to spartan Skardu. We will train for our last quest – the K2 basecamp, winter trek. On top of the ancient wall we will set up camp. In silence we stand and meditate. Yield and overcome; Bend […]