Just a quick update before I continue with a description of our Everest Summit. We are now in Pheriche on our way to Namche Bazar where we will meet Terramar’s Jeff Danzer. The trip down from base camp was both exciting and sad. Walking away from where I spent the … Read the rest
First of all, I want to thank everyone for your support. From sponsors to Facebook friends and everyone in between your
thoughts and positive comments have made a huge difference in my efforts to complete the final leg of the Save the Poles expedition. Safely back in base camp, and… Read the rest
At one point today, I found myself face to face with a piece of snow that look uncannily like snow formations I had seen in both the north and south poles. It was pleasant reminder in a day of hardship as to why I am here.
I honestly have no… Read the rest
Just a quick update from Everest base camp. Weather4expeditions Mark de Keyser predicts a brief weather window that we plan to take advantage of. Our plan is to climb to Camp 2 tomorrow, the 12th. Then, on the 13th to Camp 3 where we will overnight. On the morning of… Read the rest
Back in base camp–it actually feels good. I am surprised at how tired I am. I continue to carry my own gear and my legs are sore as a result. If anything, I am left with a deep sense of accomplishment. So much of this expedition, for me, has been… Read the rest
There is one thing that even fitful sleep for 12 hours leaves you: fairly well rested. After all, there hadn’t been much to do last night–so after dinner, with very little ceremony, we crawled into our sleeping bags and promptly fell asleep.
The rest of the team headed back to… Read the rest
It wasn’t long after dinner that it began snowing in earnest and every so often I reached up out of my Sierra Designs sleeping bag to push against the tent wall and knock the rapidly accumulating snow down. With nothing really to do in Camp 1 but sleep,
I had… Read the rest
Our morning started like so many for the past 12 days: Wake up at a guest house. Eat breakfast (normally a cheese omelet and potatoes). Pack up our gear and start hiking to the next village. While today’s morning routine may have been the same as so many others, its… Read the rest
Not only are we acclimatizing ourselves to the altitude, we’re also going by a daily schedule of going to bed at nine and waking up at five–well maybe not exactly five. It has definitely been nice to get into more of a rhythm on the trail.
With every day being… Read the rest
