What goes in the top of the pack
The short list I reach for first, and the heavy things that stay at the bottom.
October 25, 2026 · 10 min
Stairs with a loaded pack, four weeks out
Twenty minutes up and down with a few bottles of water on my back.
Before the Pass
A short letter every Sunday from Leh: one thing about getting ready, one thing to pack and one thing to practise.
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Below the pass
Why we turn back at the first bad headache
The one rule on the trail that I never bend, and how I say it kindly.