BikerZ goes to ... NEPAL!

[Aggie_Ama]

Oh my gosh what an amazing experience!

The only thing I can relate to is hiking at altitude but never that extremely long of a hike. I get altitude sickness so hiking around a mountain of 11,000 feet was pretty tough for me. But you may experience nada.

Can't wait to hear about the journey!

[DrBadger]

Have a wonderful time Ann! And post photos when you get back!

I am assuming that the drs gave you a prescription for Diamox when you went in for all the pre-travel stuff....another thing that I used (never used the Diamox) in Peru was I took Ginkgo. There have been a few studies that show it may help with the altitude... I figured it couldn't really hurt, and I felt great up in Cuzco, so who knows. Here are a couple of reputable links: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/d...nt-ginkgo.html
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/g...oba-000247.htm
http://www.healthline.com/blogs/outd...-of-acute.html

Have a great and safe trip!
Ellen

[bikerz]

Hi Ellen -

Thanks for the tip about the Gingko and the links - I had just read about that in one of my books and I'm going to pick some up this afternoon. I have Diamox also, but am hoping I won't need to use it. We also have some tea from Peru with coca leaves and yerba buena, which we drank in Bishop, and I think it helped.

Also, glad you made it thought he big storm!

And Amanda, thanks for the good wishes!