July 1, 2011
May 5, 2011 - Everest Summit * May 20, 2011 - Everest Summit * May 26, 2011 - Lhotse Summit
What better place to decompress from a Himalayan season than Lover's Leap, California? I've been here for the past few days, enjoying pitches of perfect granite, stellar (and warm) backcountry camping, campfires, fresh food, and cold beers in the local stream (which is now a raging river from snowmelt on...
Adrian Ballinger, Alpenglow Expeditions, Climbing, Edelrid, Everest, Everest expedition, Himalaya, Himalayan Experience, Kaenon, La Sportiva, Lhotse, Marmot, Mountaineering, Russell Brice
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May 27, 2011
The following blog is Billi Bierling's final post from Everest Base Camp:
A successful season
After having had a successful Everest expedition, the Lhotse team also added to Himalayan Experience’s accomplishment this season with three members, two guides and four Sherpas summiting the fourth highest mountain in the world on 26 May at around 5am. “The views from up there were magnificent –...
Adrian Ballinger, Ang Nuru, Billi Bierling, Chhakra, Lhakpa Nuru, Lhotse, Narly, Nigma Chhiri, Phurba Tashi, Russell Brice, summit, Tashi Tshering
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May 26, 2011
The Lhotse team reached the summit this morning! Three members (Jing, Liang and Billi) two sherpa (Phurba Tashi and Tashi Tsering) and guides Adrian and Narly stood on the summit together between 4:30am and 5:30am on May 26th. They left C4 at 1am and climbed in good conditions the entire route. They were lucky to have a warm and wind free day and almost no rock on the couloir. "It...
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May 24, 2011
The Lhotse team is well on their way! They left Camp 2, heading to C3 and are on track for a summit on May 26th. Adrian took an extra day of rest after his Everest team summit and left early at 5am this morning for C2. He'll skip C3 and go directly to C4 tomorrow to join the group. Lhotse C4 is located at approx 7800 meters, below the couloir on the Lhotse face. They will...
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May 21, 2011
Reunion at Base Camp
On Saturday late morning, the Everest climbers and guides had gotten back down safely and were reunited with their Lhotse mates at Base Camp – apart from a few Sherpas, including our Sirdar Phurba Tashi, who are staying at Camp II for the next expedition to Lhotse. “My God, it was quite steep,” said Adam while Russell handed him a glass of bubbly. Slowly but surely everyone...
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