November 18, 2008
Thanks to Alpenglow team member Ted Mahon and www.stuckintherockies.com for this great blog and pictures of the Dablam.
“It was October 18th, nine days after arriving to Nepal, that we finished our trek and made it to basecamp. What a spot. The looming west face of the mountain frames the backdrop for the camp and the huge hanging snowfield just below the summit, known as the ‘dablam’ (loosely...
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November 4, 2008
Well life is good! We are in Namche Bazaar, about to enjoy big yak steaks, french fries, cold beer, and watching updates come in from the US elections. It should be a fun night at the local pub, our first (outside of our base camp dining tent) in almost a month.
Leaving basecamp today was made even easier by deteriorating weather, with clouds in the valley and a dusting of snow up high on the...
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November 1, 2008
We are pleased to be able to report that 2 more Alpenglow Expeditions climbers and 3 more of our Sherpas bagged the summit. Larry and Kiek were both forced to turn back, but Lissa, Adrian, Son Dorje Sherpa, Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa and Nuru Sherpa all made the summit. The weather was again excellent, even better than yesterday and with less wind blowing, this team was able to spend half an hour on the...
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