Camp 2
Just returned from our acclimatization climb to Camp 2. We hiked to Camp 1 on Monday and spent both Monday and Tuesday night at Camp 1. Then we hiked from Camp 1 to Camp 2 which is a considerably more…
Tibet
Hello from Shigatse!
The Potala Palace – what can I say! So far that was the emotional highlight for me: standing outside the little room where the 14th (current) Dalai Lama studied as a boy, brought a tear to my eye. On Mon…
Day 3 in Lhasa.
I’m enjoying every moment of my time in Lhasa! Yesterday we had a free day and 11 of us chartered a minivan to go and visit the Ganden Monastery 1.5 to 2 hours outside of Lhasa (depends on whether one’s…
To Camp 2
Another perfect weather day here at ABC. Most likely we will move up to Camp 1 today and spend Monday getting ready for the move to Camp 2 and resting a little. Will we take all our mountaineering hardware and…
Rest Day at ABC
Perfect day here at ABC. We just had breakfast and conference. The decision was made to take an unscheduled rest day here at ABC. While everyone is feeling good and strong, a rest day will really solidify our team.
I can’t believe I’m in Lhasa!
Greetings from very sunny and hot Lhasa. (Sep 14th) After spending 2 days in Beijing we took the train to Lhasa at 9.30pm on Sep 11th. Boarding the train was quite an experience: 4 of us got cut off from…
First Night at Camp 1
Just returned from Camp 1 where the team spent the night. We had to carry all our cold weather down and all our sleeping equipment, the total weight was probably around 12kgs or 26lbs, up to Camp 1. Let’s just…
Rest Days at Advanced Base Camp
We spent the last 2 days just relaxing in ABC. Rest days are like weekends for us. We do not have to do anything. Tomorrow we move up to Camp 1 and spend the night, so we are all getting…
Carry to Camp 1
A very big day yesterday. We carried from Advance Base Camp at 5,650mts (18,500ft) to Camp 1 which is at 6,320mts (or 20,00ft). This took us 6 hours up and 3 hours down. We were all pretty tired at the…
Greetings from Beijing.
I arrived safe and well and with my bags in Beijing and made it to my hotel without problems. We had a group meeting at 6pm, so met the others in my group. Seems like a good crowd. We have…
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Stephen just called me! From the Mountain! On a satellite phone!
It was sooooo good to hear his voice!!!! And perfect timing, since I’m leaving on my trip tomorrow early morning! He said he is feeling good and strong and so is the team (apart from some headaches, but hopefully after…
2 more sleeps…
On August 25th I dropped Stephen off at the airport and he started his current adventure. As you can learn from his posts and the cybercasts, all is going well and according to plan. In 2 days time it’s my…
To Tingri
Ok, one more internet session before we make the 10 hours trip in the bus to the town of Tingri. And we move away from the relative luxury we have been enjoying. Our cultural liason officer claims that there are…
To Shigatse
In the morning we visited the monastery of Gyantse. I have now seen more Buddhas than I ever imagined possible. After the tour the troup made the short trip to Shigatse and guess what, we visited the local Zhashenlunbu Temple. Well that is…