Annapurna base camp, Nepal, 2013
This trip was taken before monsoon season in the spring, when the leeches abound (FYI if you ever want to travel there at this time of year). I was invited to join the game with the boys but I'm terrible at volleyball and preferred watching and taking photos.
Alaska, 2012
This was part of a 7-day mountaineering course. One of the most physically challenging and uncomfortable trips I've ever been on but I have to say I absolutely loved visiting Alaska (ok, minus the mosquitoes but they didn't bother me unless I was at lower/warmer elevations). I have never seen so many bald eagles in my life. At night, we would hear the marmots exploring the campsite. Our guides called them "whistling pigs." Too bad I never caught a glimpse of them.