Dates (tentative) set for the Summit Push
Caroline made it to EBC. She did a big push from Loboche and pulled in just in time for lunch with the rest of the team. The team is now getting ready for our Summit Push. We are all a bit excited…
Caroline made it to EBC. She did a big push from Loboche and pulled in just in time for lunch with the rest of the team. The team is now getting ready for our Summit Push. We are all a bit excited…
So yes, I did make it to Lukla as planned and am well on my way to EBC! Even better: Stephen’s expedition team is down from EBC to get stronger (and there are some weather delays) and I managed to…
So fingers crossed that the weather in Lukla is good enough for the flight to depart. If so, I will then immediately start my EBC Trek; first stop: Phakding. My guide and one porter are meeting me here in the…
Glad to be back at EBC after our rotation up to Camp 3. Myself and the entire team are doing really well. The plan for the next week is to drop down the valley to thicker air where we can get stronger…
Another rest day at EBC, but we have the schedule for the next rotation Signing out from a very hot EBC.
Another quiet day at EBC. Just hanging out. We are waiting on our schedule for the second rotation up the mountain which will be dependent on the weather. More to come. Signing out from a slightly overcast EBC.
Today we had our first real rest day. Every other “rest” day involved several hours of acclimatization hikes or training. But today, we walked to the bakery and generally just had a relaxing day. Signing out for a sunny EBC.
Just arrived back at Everest Base Camp after our first rotation up the mountain. On the Wednesday (22nd) headed up to Camp 1 (6,000mts) via the notorious Ice Fall. We got up at 2:30am, breakfast at 3:00am and set-off at…
Today, for training, we went about a third of the way to Camp 1 through the Ice Fall. It was fun and hard. Tomorrow I and the rest of the “red” team will set off to Camp 1. We will…
We had an excellent day of Ice Climbing in various forms. I scaled a near vertical ice wall without any ice tools (now that was fun). We are starting to prepare for our move up to Camp 1. Tomorrow we…
That’s right, the training continues in EBC. Today we practiced vertical ice climbing. I suspect we will be going high in 3 or 4 days time. The weather continues to remain wonderful, so life in EBC is not so bad…
Today we had Puja ceremony to bless our climb and all those involved. This is a cultural highlight of the trip for me. We prayed to the gods, drink, ate and danced. It was very interesting. And in the afternoon…
We continue to have wonderful weather here in basecamp. The team is really starting to get use to the higher altitude. It is hard to believe we are about 1km higher than any mountain in the 48 states of America.…
The team has arrived safe and well to Everest Base Camp (5,325 mts). It is really quite beautiful up here. We have been slowly getting use to the thin air up here. It will be quite a few days before…
Another day in Periche due to accomodation issues higher on the hill. So today we went to Chukkung. Tomorrow we head to Laboche (for sure).