Bike across Himalaya with Mike

to one day bike over the Himalayas
and keep my promise to my ostomy:
to show it the top of the world!

# and become a world first asthmatic, ostomate, cancer survivor
   completing the Himalaya crossing by bike, 
# and honour the nurses and doctors at Bispebjerg Hospitals
   K1 dept., which efforts saved my life. I will never forget
   and always treasure the care from nurse Caroline,
   nurse Signe and nurse Trine - three fantastic Danish
   nurses who kept my life zest going when times were hard -
   plus the greatest of all my nurses: my partner Selenge who
   supported me whole heartedly on the cancer journey
   to hell and back,
# and connect with the Himalaya spirits,
# and to cheer Livestrong, who empowered me when I
    needed it the most. Today I live by the Livestrong mantra:
    "Attitude is everything."

When

September 2012.
I will depart Copenhagen September 3rd 2012 for 10 days
final preparations including acclamitising to the higher altitudes in  Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh - the residence city of Dalai Lama.

The route

Depart Srinigar in India`s Kashmir province, then along Highway D1 climbing into the high mountains of the Himalays up to Leh in Ladakh at altitude of 3.500 m.. Stay in Leh to acclimitise before the final climb up and over the Himalayas along "Highway to Heaven" peaking at - and where I will be "knocking on heavens door" - Tanglang La in 5.328 m. The little over 1.000 kms on the top of the world will finish in Manali in Himachal Pradesh at a modest 1.950 m.

The seven Himalaya passes to climb are:
along Highway D1,
Zoji La at 3.529 m
Namika La at 3.718 m
Falu La at 4.091 m
rest stop in Leh, Ladakh at 3.500 m
along Leh to Manali Highway "Highway to Heaven",
Tanglang La at 5.328 m
Lachung La at 5.060 m
Baralacha La at 4.880 m
Rohtang La at 3.975 m

Preparations

Undergoing.

Health status

Cancer check-up at Bispebjerg, March 2011. All OK.
Cancer check-up in Auckland, January 2011. All OK.
Cancer check-up at Bispebjerg, November 2011. All OK.
Cancer operation at Bispebjerg, May 2010.

# Diagnosed with astma in 2006. I suffer no breathing problems when taking my prescripted medicine twice daily.
# Diagnosed with rectal cancer on April 19th 2010. The operation removed the cancer, which had taken my butt and now provided me with an ostomy. But more importantly did the operation save my life and gave me new opportunities in life. Treatment completed.
# Fractured hip in car accident August 1997. Still with original hip, no need yet for replacement.

Click here for my personal cancer story.

Donation

I am asking you kindly to aid me, to help the worldwide fight against cancer by donating to Livestrongs dedicated and inspirational work for the case. I now live my daily life following the Livestrong principle: "Attitude is everything".

Its easy to donate from your PC wherever you are,
please click on the link below for your contribution to cheer on Bike Mikes Himalaya crossing for Livestrong:

http://fundraising.livestrong.org

More to come soon...

If any ideas, tips or things you think I should know of, please email me at: csom@mail.dk

Thank you.

Namaste,
Bike Mike