I like the default header that WordPress puts on the first sample post, “hello world’. The birth of a blog for better or for worse.

I’m headed to Nepal in October to hike to Everest Base Camp. It’s the closest I’ll get to the summit, at least from the Nepal side. It’s that Khumbu icefall thing. Maybe I can go higher from the Tibet side. A topic for another day. A topic for another wife, too.

Our outfitter is Mountain Madness. The same one of “Into Thin Air” fame. The trip is paid for. No trip insurance for this one…I am going. The plane reservation is in place. Most of the stuff is bought or rented. The boots are well worn in, but not worn out. Now it’s training, training, training.

The next few posts will catch up on this summer’s hikes and get back to realtime.

P.S. The header picture on the website is a panorama from near the top of Old Rag Mountain in Virginia.

This is going to be awesome!