I got a text from my parents this morning, simply saying “Hi, we’re in Heathrow!”

They’ve just got back from doing a trek up Kala Pattar in Nepal (for charidee mate - Scope to be precise). Kala Pattar is a peak 6 miles away from Everest and is itself about 18,300 feet high (approx 10,000 feet lower than Everest). I’m so impressed that they did it. Speaking quickly to my mum, she said that on the last day they set out to reach the peak at 3:15am and got back to their camp by 4:30pm and that she has never done anything so physically exhausting in her life. It’s an absolutely fantastic achievement and I’ve no idea how they’re going to follow it up, if they ever decide to that is!

It does make me think about doing something myself although, seeing as my dad is 65, I don’t think there’s any rush!