Good friends Natalie Tickner and Tina Olson of Old Forge have embarked on many adventures, on land and water, over the years.
And next up for the thrill-seekers is an October 31 journey to Nepal in the Himalayas.
This will be a first-time trip for Tina, a former Marine Corps marathon runner.
Natalie, also a former long distance runner, traveled to Nepal in 1996 with her husband Dan and their friend Deke Morrison.
Natalie said during her initial visit they trekked and climbed on Kala Pattar which provided views of the Mount Everest Base Camp.
“It was wonderful, but then I got altitude sickness,” she said.
Consequently, she never made it to the summit of Kala Pattar, which is more than 18,000 feet-and she never thought she would want to return.
That was until Tina decided she wanted to go to Nepal. After all, her husband, Dick had joined Dan and his and Natalie’s son Dan, Jr., on a trek there in 1999.
“So now Tina and I are going together,” said Natalie, “but this time I’m not going to be doing a lot of climbing. The highest I’m going is 13,000 feet.”
Once they reach their destination they will be guided by Uttam Rai, who guided for the guys back in 1999.
