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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 [...]
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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; [...]
Suffer Machine
Loading ...In this film trailer, catch a glimpse behind the expedition as Chad Kellogg sets off to the Himalaya with the goal to establish a new speed record on 29,029-foot Mt. Everest – without the aid of oxygen or Sherpas – from basecamp to summit and back to basecamp.
Ascension on Speed
Loading ...On Monday, March 29th, Chad Kellogg is beginning an incredible journey. He’s going to the Himalaya with the goal to set a new speed record ascent/descent of colossal, 29,029-foot Mt. Everest. And he plans to set that record without the aid of oxygen or Sherpas; follow his journey here…
