New audio update from TA on Pumori.

This is the text of TA’s audio message:

Hi this is TA calling in from Monjo, we completed our first day of trekking.  Almost didn’t get to trek today at all because the Lukla airport was shut down for a small period of time, so we had all our fingers and toes crossed as we sat on the runway.

Got to do the exciting flight through the clouds, they actually looked alot like castles to me today.  It was amazing as the pilots wound their way down through the opening in the cloud cover to find the runway at Lukla airport.  It is always an exciting landing at the short take off and landing strip, which is about as long as an aircraft carrier and cantered upwards to slow planes down because they are landing in such a short distance.

It’s wonderful to be back on the trail.  I’m so excited to be walking away from all the horns and hooting of Kathmandu, everyone is pleasantly tired tonight.  I spent some of the day today with a bit of an altitude headache which I could breathe away.  So I’m glad that it passed and tomorrow we face the big Namche hill.

Thanks for tuning in as we start our trek towards Everest and of course Pumori and all the villages up towards them.

Thanks and have a great day 

TA

Just a reminder on this the eve of the “Run for a Cure”, TA’s climb of Pumori is also a fund raiser for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.  TA is attempting to raise one dollar per metre of Pumori ($7161) during her climb.  TA is climbing Pumori in honour of her mother Denise, a breast cancer survivor and 100% of the money raised goes to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. 

So please take a minute and donate.  Click here https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/startup.aspx?eventid=21241  to donate online or click here http://www.taloeffler.com for a downloadable donation form.

Thanks for the support