On
Thursday 7th November 2013, the Expedition Wise Team will start off on their
incredible expedition to conquer an unclimbed peak in Nepal. Located north of
the Annapurna range, the magnificent ‘Chhubohe’, stands at 5.640m (18,503ft) in
the Naar Phu valley. The area is also known as the ‘Lost Valley’.
The
Naar Phu Valley is the most remote of the Manang District and access is granted
only with the purchase of a special permit. Few westerners have explored this
area, or the virtually untouched villages of Nar & Phu, where the residents
make their livelihood mainly from herding yak and trading meat & wool with
the villages in the lower Manang region. This magnificent area is also known to
have the world’s highest concentration of snow leopard per square kilometer!
The
team, consisting of Brian Jackson, Ian Foster & Bug Wrightson, will start
their first day trekking to the village of Jagat, situated above the Marsyangdi
Khola (river), where they will stay for the night before trekking for 5-6hrs to
Dharapani. They will continue the 7 day trek passing through alpine pastures,
remote villages and traversing the region’s high passes, before crossing rugged
and isolated terrain eventually arriving at Base Camp. Here, they will stay for
a few days, exploring the area, before the final push to climb Chhobohe! It will
then take another week to arrive back in Kathmandu, before returning to the UK having
been away for a month!!
This
is an incredible feat for the team, and to summit an unclimbed peak will be
amazing! This, however, is not the only aim of the expedition.
As Expedition Wise Director, Brian is well experienced
in helping others achieve their Charity Challenge goals, whether it be
summiting Kilimanjaro or cycling from London to Paris. Now it is time for him
to take on his own incredible challenge to raise money for the charity, Pancreatic Cancer UK, a charity close
to his heart as he has sadly lost a dear friend to the disease.
Whilst
Brian and the team are out on this demanding journey, we will keep you updated as
to how they are doing. Fingers crossed we will have the fantastic news that they
team have reached the summit mid November!
For
all of us here, it would awesome is if we could tell Brian that he has surpassed
his fundraising target on his return, & here’s how you can help!
Please
follow their journey on Twitter (@ExpeditionWise)
and our Facebook page and spread
the word of this amazing expedition!
While
they dig deep on the snowcapped peak, please dig deep too and help Brian raise
as
much as possible for Pancreatic Cancer UK, by donating via the Chhubohe Expedition Just Giving
Page!
Together,
let’s make this a truly successful expedition in all respects!!
Thank
you on behalf of Brian, Ian, Bug & all the Expedition Wise Team!!
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