A Journey Over

Jeff Zala and I walking through the park gates at Lukla - the end of our journey. Although our horizontal distance was nothing like the Camino, our vertical climbs have been impressive. For the record, our summit of Kala Pattar means JZ and I have climbed the second highest mountain in Canada. The hike from Phakding to Lukla was uneventful, a long quiet day of reflection for the most part. Nepal is an incredibly beautiful country, at least the Khumbu Valley, and I feel privileged to have come here. A preliminary analysis of our EEG data suggests a success - our results show impairments to cognitive function with altitude and there is no doubt the EEG patterns of Buddhist Monks differ when meditating relative to rest. Without a more careful inspection lab in the Krigolson Lab I will not say more, but I think it is safe to say that we have some very publishable and novel results. I will keep updating the blog for a bit more, we are not quite home yet, and I will also publish our findings here first, but for now thank you for following the journey - it has been a most amazing experience.