On my way to Australia to see my family and join my son Joe for a trek in Bhutan, I stopped off in Hong Kong to give a lecture to a packed house for the Hong Kong Section of the Royal Geographical Society, meet up with old friends and going for a walk with my good friends of Berghaus Asia.

Meeting up with friend of many years, Leo Murray at my lecture to the Hong Kong Section of the RGS. We had more than A full house - they were sitting in the Aisles and standing at the back.
Last Sunday, the morning after we arrived in Hong Kong, Christian Larrson, our base camp manager on the 1985 Norwegian Everest Expedition (far right) invited me on a boat trip to one of the Hong Kong Islands. Rupert McGowan, Directer of the Hong Kong Section is on the left.
Heading for our boat, a lovely old wooden launch.
Our host and boat owner, on the right, entertaining us very well - if only all expeditions were like this!
On Tuesday I had a great afternoon with our team from Berghaus Asia on a walk over Jardine's Lookout and Mount Butler. Hong Kong is the most amazing city in the World where a few minutes walk from the dynamic city of high rises you can be on a path through impenetrable bush leading into wild hilly country.
Looking down at the city from Jardine's Lookout
Coming up to the top of Mount Butler
Just in case we think we are lost!
On top of our mini Everest at the end of a real fun walk - and of course we've got to get down!!!