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Eight Hundred and Eighty Eight Hours
Loading ...Hurry up and wait. I think we might have set a record in our travels to Patagonia. From Denver International Airport it was a short 25 hours before we sat down and enjoyed our first Hamberguesa of the trip at El Rancho Grande. Three and a half weeks later, our speed record was our only achievement, period.
K7: Expedition Pakistan 2010
Loading ...Expeditions take much research, planning, training, packing. When the day comes it can be hard to believe its actually happening. Finally, our time to climb the Southwest pillar of K7 is finally here.
The Roaring 40’s
Loading ...Josh Gross and I had big plans this past season in Patagonia. Fitzroy, Poincenot, and maybe Cerro Standhardt… whatever we could put together in a month. But, the Gods had other ideas…
Base Camp to Balcony and Back
Loading ...May 26
I am back in Base Camp after quite the mountain experience.
Sefl portrait from basecamp
Four days ago, May 22, I left on a speed ascent at 4:30 pm. There was a crowd of people at the start to wish me well and see me off. I walked through the Khumbu Glacier quickly with a water [...]
The Declaration of Mountain Travel
Loading ...Declaration of Mountain Travel: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
I have been in the guiding business for just about 20 years now. I would be lying if I said that I became a mountain guide to interact with a large diversity of people. I simply wanted to go to the mountains and needed some [...]
Everest: Its Go Time
Loading ...22 May, 10 – 01:24 (10:24pm PST)
I am preparing to leave for my summit push in 5 hrs. There is a phrase that my friend gave me that I think is appropriate for the climb.
“Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them.
Let me not beg [...]
Report from Basecamp
Loading ...Depending on who you ask, Mount Everest tops out at 29,029’, at 29,035’, or at 29,038.7’. Despite discrepancies, it’s impossible not to appreciate that colossal mound of metamorphic limestone, gneiss, schist and the efforts of those who chose to climb the “Mother Goddess of the World.”
Weather and Crowds Delay Ascent
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I have been back in Base Camp for four days resting. The weather forecast changed for the worse for the eighteenth and nineteenth weather window. The next window begins May 22 and runs through the 25th. I am biding my time getting logistics together for the speed ascent. Jamie with Hanes Brand is letting [...]
The Ruth Expedition: Field Updates
Loading ...Washington Natives Mark Allen and Graham Zimmerman embarked on a four-week expedition to the Central Alaska Range, establishing a new routes on Mt. Bradley. Here are their field reports and videos.
To the South Col
Loading ...May 11th
I am back in Deboche again taking some rest days. The past week has been very eventful. I arrived in Base Camp on May 3rd with another round of acclimatization necessary before getting set for a summit bid. The forecast was for high winds and a large dump of snow. In Base Camp, I [...]
