{"product_id":"getting-back-from-base-camp","title":"Getting Back from Base Camp","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are easier ways to mark a fiftieth birthday...\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e David Chan knew this.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e He knew it during the 5 a.m. treadmill sessions, in the insurance paperwork, and in the conversations with his wife that never quite resolved. At 4,300 metres, he knew it every time he received a message from his friend celebrating the same milestone while sipping cocktails in Vietnam.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e And he knew it most clearly at 5,100 metres, unwell and pinned down by a storm, watching his rescue helicopter skid, slide, and crash on landing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e David is a New Zealand-based husband, father, traveller, and occasional collector of questionable ideas that seem much better at sea level than they do above 5,000 metres.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In 2025, he travelled to Nepal to celebrate his fiftieth birthday with a trek to Everest Base Camp. The journey became the inspiration for \u003ci\u003eGetting Back from Base Camp\u003c\/i\u003e, a story about mountains, family, resilience, and the surprising challenge of finding a way home when everything starts to go wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Getting Back from Base Camp","offer_id":50833736859845,"sku":null,"price":46.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/getting-back-from-base-camp","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}