Frustrations!!

Well, what a frustrating day, week and month we've had. It really is incredulous to me that offering money to charity is such a complicated and difficult process. My frustrations with the current situation are becoming harder to hide, so thought I'd just blog it.

One charity have made it so difficult to raise money for that continuing the partnership may become impossible. Time is ticking, and they are still putting up obsticles. We have jumped through enough hoops already I feel.

With that in mind, Wes and I have been opening up discussion with another. We met them today, and in all honesty I was pretty disapointed. I just expect that charities would be grateful to be offered support from such a unique event. However, things are never that simple.

Understandably, they need to work out what support they would need to give us (primarily it's PR support we need) then they need to work out if they can afford to free up that support and if they will get a suitable return on investment.

This all takes time, but in taking time it heaps more pressure on Wes and I. It really is disappointing how slowly these things move. The very nature of what we're trying to achieve, essentially working in our spare time, means we have to be dynamic, siezing opportunities and moving fast.

Anyway, enough moaning, it wouldn't be a challenge if it was all straight forward, and I know that a solution is in sight. I just hope it comes really soon!!

Nepali Beer

This is my good friend Dharma and I in a place called Phakding. On our way back from Base Camp we stopped in for some local beer, or Tongba. It's millet based, and served hot. Beautiful! You can read more about it here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongba

If you don't fancy your beer warm though, you can always get hold of a cool bottle of Everest Beer.

Yak

About bloody time!

We've been harking on at everyone to get blogging about this event for about 2 months now, so figured it was time to pull my finger out and practice what I preach.

It genuinly was very easy indeed, so Curry wasn't lying after all. Really not sure why I put it off so long - everyone knows I love the sound of my own voice, and now I have a reason to talk crap to anyone who cares to take notice.

This little project has already been quite a journey, but from now on I'll be documenting it all, for prosterity I guess.

Anyway, hopefully some of it is of interest to someone somewhere.

Enjoy...