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After two months away from home it’s nice to be back in London but I’m already missing the amazing mountain views from Nepal. . . . . . #altitudeiseverything #mountainholiday #nepalesehimalayas #visitnepal #mountainviews #landscape_captures #mountainlife #takemeback #tothemountains #himalayas #mountaineering #mountains #beautifulview #mountain_world #mountainadventures #islandpeak

Super stoked to say that on the 16th May I made it to the summit of Island Peak, a 6,189m mountain in the Nepalese Himalayas. With a 17hr summit day, to say it was brutal is an absolute understatement. It is by far the hardest climb I’ve ever undertaken. The recession of the glacier meant we also had to take a much harder route than initially expected, resulting in five different ladder crossings over crevasses (one of which had four ladders strapped together) and a 300ft headwall to tackle as the final push to the top.

Super stoked to say that on the 16th May I made it to the summit of Island Peak, a 6,189m mountain in the Nepalese Himalayas. With a 17hr summit day, to say it was brutal is an absolute understatement. It is by far the hardest climb I’ve ever undertaken. The recession of the glacier meant we also had to take a much harder route than initially expected, resulting in five different ladder crossings over crevasses (one of which had four ladders strapped together) and a 300ft headwall to tackle as the final push to the top. . . . . #mountainlife #islandpeak #nepalesehimalayas #mountainclimbing #mountaineering #womenclimb @womenclimb #toughgirltribe #adventurequeensuk #outdoorwomen #womenwhoclimb #himalayas #climbingislife #altitudeiseverything #climblikeagirl #femalemountaineers #mountainviews #landscape_captures #visitnepal

Great views of Island Peak on today’s acclimatisation hike, can’t wait to start climbing it. Shame it looks like such a tiny mountain next to Lhotse. . . . . . #khumbuvalley #nepalesehimalayas #mountainholiday #islandpeak #lhotse #himalayas #mountainlife #mountainadventures #landscape_captures #mountainviews #mountains #getoutside #mountaindays #acclimatisationhike #altitudeiseverything #dingboche

Back in the Khumbu Valley. Glorious blue sky weather has meant Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam have been watching over us as we’ve made our way to Dingboche . . . . . #khumbuvalley #nepalesehimalayas #mountainholiday #lhotse #everest #amadablam #mountains #mountainlife #himalayas #discovernepal #getoutside #takeahike #hikinglife #landscape_captures #mountainviews

After two weeks exploring other parts of Nepal it’s time to head back up to the Khumbu valley. Fingers crossed for good weather! . . . . #khumbuvalley #nepalesehimalayas #mountainlife #mountainholiday #getoutside #tothemountains #himalayas #mountainadventures #mountainviews #landscapecaptures #amadablam #toughgirltribe

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