Late March 2019
Lots has happened since my last progress report.
Some of it is the normal events for a trip.
I paid a deposit. I had a pleasant surprise when I came to take out travel insurance. Last time I trekked in Himalaya, my travel insurance was nearly £700. This time, some years older, but booked through a specialist rather than a generalist, it was £230. This was in line with what the trip organisers had said, but I didn't fully believe until it was confirmed. I booked flights, supplied passport photos and copies for visas, All normal stuff.
I have also been sorting out my kit. I have most of what is necessary, but had got rid of some items when I moved house, and so needed to replace them. Fortunately not a lot.
The biggest issue I had to deal with was the request from the Walking and Climbing Company to bring forward the date of the trip by four and a half weeks. This was to accommodate the requirements of the other people wishing to go on the trip. I was the one with the most flexibility in dates and times, so ended up accepting this. It does mean that the amount of training I can do is more limited,. While I am making good progress with my training, my one continued fear has been that I am not making sufficient progress to be appropriately fit by the start date. This change of date has only added to this.
My training workouts have now been revised twice by the trainer who is helping me (though tonight I am still waiting for the second reworking). I am doing a lot more work than when I started and can feel the difference all this is making.
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