I think you might be interested in Dharma's next project (or next but one if he does a short trek with a returning Israeli client).
One of his UK (or I'd better say English) clients of a couple of years ago is returning on the 10th April with 50 (yes 50!) others with the objective of playing a one-day game of cricket on a patch of open ground at Gorak Shep. This is the last stop before EBC and is at 5140m altitude. Clearly the objective is to get into the record books as the highest game of cricket ever played, and no doubt to have some fun and new experiences on the way.
I am totally impressed with this mission and am really quite sorry that I won't be there to witness the occasion. This is the kind of thing that sets the Brits apart (or, again, the English- to give them their due).
Apparently the plan is to follow virtually the same route that Dharma and I have just completed - and I don't envy them the task of carrying all their cricket gear up there as well as the normal trekking basics. From what I understand there will be two teams of 17, named "Hillary" and "Tenzing", as well as various support people including medics and a BBC reporter or crew. It should all fit the bill nicely as one of those light-hearted slots at the end of the normal news bulletin.
Seriously though, altitude is a real issue, and I very much hope that they don't ht the headlines for the wrong reasons. Mind you, they might also stand the chance of hitting a record number of sixes!
I'll attach a couple of pictures of the "pitch" - taken before and after snow. It is just a big sandy patch of ground at the foot of Kala Patthar - normally used for overnighting the yaks or as an occasional heli-pad.
I think the big match is planned for the 20th or 21st April.
Good luck to them!
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