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Annapurna IV - Expedition News - 9th April 2026
Leader: Di Gilbert
19th April 2026 - Base Camp
The team are now at base camp and took a short walk up towards camp 1 before returning to prepare for their rotations.
15th April 2026 - Acclimatisation trek to Ngawal
A morning acclimatisation trek up to Ngawal and up to the Nea Cave - 4020m. Obviously via the coffee shop for chocolate brownie, carrot cake and carrot cake muffins. Heading up to intermediate camp tomorrow.
11th April 2026 - Kathmandu to Jagat
Our team has now arrived in the Annapurna Conservation Area. Their drive has taken them through tropical and mountain forests, and numerous small villages. The mountains are getting closer....
10th April 2026 - Arrival in Kathmandu
The team all arrive in Kathmandu
About Di Gilbert
Di Gilbert works full time as an Independent Mountaineering Instructor, based in the Cairngorm National Park. She has never had a proper job and it is unlikely that this will change now. Di has stood on the bottom of the world without falling off, she has stood on top of the world without suffering from vertigo, she has climbed the world's 7 summits and completed all 282 Munros.
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