My dad and I have were given some questions from the brilliant Everest blogger, Alan Arnette, for an online series of interviews for Everest climbers in 2012. Here’s the link if you want to have a look:
http://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2012/02/13/everest-2012-interview-with-leanna-shuttleworth/
Also, some very exciting news – we’ve been given our Everest team roster! Everyone’s already introduced themselves, which is unusual in itself, and so far it all really bodes well for a lovely group of people. One of the guys climbing is actually an old team mate from our first Alpine Ascents expedition to Elbrus, and we have another younger person (20s) on the team! Which, although not nearly necessary, is always quite nice. It’s a team of 9 clients in total, with one just going to Camp 2, and with no other females on the team. Our guides have been confirmed as Garrett, from our Vinson trip, and Lakpa Rita, from our Aconcagua trip, plus two others that I haven’t met yet. Great news for us, as we really got on with both of them.
One other piece of significant news for me in the past few days has been getting a place on probably my top choice veterinary university course – one year in the UK, three years in Grenada (West Indies), and one year in another country of choice! Such a relief.
Good news all round really. Only 6 weeks left, and training hard, I just hope nothing goes wrong now. Ttfn.