April 22, 2009
Tomorrow — very early in the morning — will see the first foray by some of our team members through the ice field and onto the main slope of Everest.
The weather so far has been both a blessing and a problem. It has been unusually warm, allowing our climbers to bask around in t-shirts and flp-flops, and to continue all their prep work with no hinderance from snow, ice, gales and all the other...
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April 19, 2009
While sitting in a t-shirt and flipflops this morning, enjoying a proper English breakfast (bacon, eggs, baked beans and toast, along with lots of french press coffee), I thought perhaps it was time for a dispatch with pictures. Important to do a bit of work even on a much deserved rest day!
Why was today a rest day for me and 1/3 of the team? Yesterday we summited Lobuche Peak for the first...
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April 16, 2009
It has been a whirlwind week since my last post, and finding time on a computer has been near the bottom of my list of prioirities. Apologies for that! Our complete team has been in Base Camp for a week now, and basecamp (for us) is an incredible place. While most teams this year have been squeezed into a small and quickly melting area below the Icefall, Russell’s forethought and planning has us...
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April 5, 2009
7 days into our trek to Everest BC we are at our final night in beds and indoors. Tomorrow we head to the first of our tent camps, Lobuche basecamp at about 16,200 feet. We will spend a couple of nights there before moving up to our true basecamp close to Pumo Ri. The good news today was that our last heli of equipment, along with the boss - Russell Brice - arrived in Syangboche and will join us...
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April 2, 2009
Three days into our trek to Base Camp and we are feeling great. Our group has had good weather and views thus far, and we are all using these days of hiking and evenings in rustic lodges to get to know one another. There have been many card games to play, stories to tell and hear, and yak steaks to enjoy.
One real highlight was spending last night with Phurba Tashi’s family at his lodge in...
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