As my training ramps up for Everest Base Camp, nutrition has quietly become just as important as time on the treadmill or under a pack. I’m not following anything extreme or trendy. I’m eating with intention, supporting the work I’m doing, and making sure my body actually has what it needs to recover and adapt.

As much as I’m training my body for Everest Base Camp, I’m spending a lot of time thinking about how I’m preparing mentally too. What’s interesting is that this trip is already changing me, and I haven’t even left yet. I can feel a shift happening. I’m slowing down. I’m more focused. I’m paying attention to things I usually rush past. It all feels very intentional in a way that’s hard to ignore.

One of the questions I get asked the most is what I’m actually bringing with me to Everest Base Camp. The short answer is less than you think, but more intentionally than you’d expect.

Training for Everest Base Camp while living at sea level has been one of the most humbling parts of this entire process. I live in Florida. It’s flat, humid, and about as far from the Himalayas as you can get. No altitude. No long sustained climbs. No thin air forcing your lungs to adapt. Just heat, sweat, and a lot of creative problem solving…

Once I committed to Everest Base Camp as more than just an idea, the next phase was all about structure. Big trips do not come together on motivation alone. They come together through a series of thoughtful decisions that stack confidence one piece at a time. For me, that started with choosing the right partners and understanding the logistics of getting myself from Florida to the Himalayas in one piece…

Everest Base Camp did not begin as a lifelong dream or a dramatic bucket list goal. It started much quieter than that. More like a question I could not shake. What would it look like to commit to something meaningful, something that required intention, patience, and trust in the process rather than instant payoff?