16/04/2026
Thoughts from Nepal:
I think ideally we’d all like to live a long prosperous and fantastic life.
But if given the choice between quality of life and quantity of life, I think I would pick the former.
We returned from our Himalayan adventure just two days ago and my head and my heart are still in the mountains, still with the team of lads that I spent the 3 1/2 weeks exploring that incredible landscape with.
Now don’t get me wrong. Theres nowhere else and no other group of people I’d rather come home to, it’s just going to take a little adjustment getting back to our lives.
After a few reflection here are some of the things that I wanted to share with you that I took away from that trip:
1) We have no idea what we’re missing out on, and we also have no idea how good we’ve got it.
It took guts saying yes to go on that journey. It wasn’t easy and it wasn’t cheap, but my God was it worth it.
On the other hand I got to see what real poverty looks like, and it made me realise that the only reason why I am where I am and why they are where they are is just dumb luck. And I am incredibly grateful for that dumb luck.
2) Even Sherpas trip.
We met some absolutely crazy dudes on our trip. We sat at a table with 6 Sherpas, between them they’d summited Everest 50 times. Yet you would never know it because they don’t brag about it. It’s just something they do.
Despite their superhuman qualities they still trip and fall over and even occasionally get sick.
Point is, even the best make mistakes, doesn’t mean they’re not the best.
3) The journey is the destination.
Most of the joy and meaning comes from the process of moving oneself from A to B, not from the moment when we arrive at B.
I summited two Himalayan peaks. I spent approximately 10mins atop each of them. This was only possible due to the months (and I guess even years) of training beforehand to prepare our bodies to be for that environment.
Whilst the achievement feels great, some of the most memorable moments had nothing to do with summits. It was things like listening to the Sherpa’s stories, banter with the guys, and singing karaoke with the locals that stand out just as much. The journey was epic 🙏