[kamalesh_t]

Dear Mark,
Apologies for the late reply. Looks like my email notification are off.

I’d like to begin by saying that I’ve return to my normal* medical and physical health. Yes, it hurts to see the lack of previous fitness (mostly ego driven) but I guess that’s what goes as an investment into the ‘bank of experience’.

I definitely got a CBP done before going on my expedition. But never got one done after I came back. The reason being that my physician suggested that taking one is not required at the moment. Because, as I see it in hindsight, I’ve carried a lot of mental stress (due the event not being successful) and the general life’s stress of returning to work and life. The whole process of trying to rush the return of fitness, climbing, etc only worsened it. So, I think that could be one reason why it took me longer. However, it’s not going to hurt to get another blood work done right now and I shall get it done.

As I keep visiting the events in my episode, I will definitely agree on your take on the rotations. I can’t change what happened earlier, but will definitely spend more time in the higher camps. The second aspect that I feel that needs work is my speed. I feel that I could have avoided some of this if I was faster by an hour or two. So in the current training cycle of 8-12 months, I intend to work on moving faster.

Thank’s a lot for sharing your valuable experience. I shall keep Evoke Endurance posted from time to time on this forum

Cheers!

My definition of Normal*
-Return of appetite
-Good, consistent sleep cycles
-Ability to finish low intensity strength and cardio sessions
– Recovery from the sessions.

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