[Leica] Nepal: gear

[jbilin at axionet.com (Jacques Bilinski)]

>  Put on a backpack,
> and climb up the stairs of a 20 storey building a couple of times a
> day for at least a month beforehand.

Good idea. But don't neglect climbing down the stairs too. I find going down
hill is a lot harder on the leg muscles than going up. Be very careful not
to injure yourself in the  downhill training though. If you get any sharp
pains backoff imediately.