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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Relaxation and Planning Forward
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Well the past week has been very different from the previous month. I decided to take some rest in the forest of Deboche 20 miles down valley from Base Camp. I left Thursday at 7:30 am with a small pack and cruised through the towns of Gorak Shep, Lobuche, Pheriche, Pangboche and on to [...]
Route Testing: Base Camp to Camp 3
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April 27th
I decided Tuesday would be a good day for a trial run from Base Camp to Camp 3. I put together a small pack with water, clothing, food, cameras and gloves. The weather was supposed to be marginal, but below the South Col it should not be too extreme.
The route up Everest
I woke [...]
40 V-threads
Loading ...April 24th
I am back in base camp after a productive week higher on the mountain. I left for Camp 2 on Tuesday the 20th. This was the last major carry up through the Khumbu Icefall. I left Base Camp at 7 am with a 35 lb. load. I was pumping through the maze with my [...]
Camp 2 Established
Loading ...The load carry train gets moving. With initial carries to Camps 1 and 2, Chad makes his second carry to Camp 2 navigating through the icefall and a sea of porters making their own carries.
Carries to Camps 1 and 2
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Looking to Lhotse face
April 14th. Today is a rest day after carrying a heavy load to Camp 1. Yesterday I got a late start at 10:45 am. There was no wind in the icefall and the heat got the dehydration going early. I anticipated Camp 1 being much closer; [...]
