THANKS!!! Research on the Run...ran out of trail.. Am back in Pokhara, safe and sound after a whirlwind last few days. It's hard to believe that less than 3 days ago I was standing on top of Thorong Pass (with my little mate, given to me a few years ago by a very dear friend...a little tiger who travels with me everywhere, a good luck charm). From Manang to High Camp and then to Jomsom before heading to Ghasa, those three days were long but at a fast pace. I felt really strong having acclimatized well and it being my third trip into the Annapurna in the space of a few weeks. In the inset I needed my camera to wake me up as my phone is dead and now missing. That was in Ghasa, where I ran out of trail due to landslides so I was faced with one of those bus journeys from hell where it is only 90% terrifying, the rest quite calm as you know death is imminent! Monsoon travel, got to love it. Well it's 3.30am, I have a busy few days but I'll blog about the trip soon. I'll be in contact with all the pledge people as soon as I can, you are just fantastic, you are really making a difference I don't have all the details yet, give me a few days but be rest assured, your support made every step worthwhile. I got so much information from real down to earth people, it will help immeasurably ... and your support will mean crucial equipment for the jungle crew. So all in all a really worthwhile effort, as I say, I'll blog properly soon ... right now, I'm just damn hungry! Cheers Jack

PS I did manage to post more stuff while on the go ... at www.facebook.com/jackkinross and www.twitter.com/jackkinross but most of the time I didn't have a signal.