Our second day in basecamp has been full of activity and celebration. After learning that Swiss climber Ueli Steck was here, we invited him to our tents to learn more about his plans for the mountain. Ueli is in the Himalaya this year in part to climb Mt. Everest without using supplemental oxygen. On a […]
Mount Everest 2012
Basecamp at last! Hugo, Paul and Charlotte, Amit and Nawal are all here and doing well. All Trekkers, climbers, Sherpas and kitchen staff have arrived— High Adventure Expedition is officially at full strength! We are moving into our tents, already set up in a perfect location on the Khumbu glacier below Mount Everest. Dendi has […]
This morning Paul was much better, but we decided that a proper rest day was in order, so Hugo, Charlotte, Paul and Dendi all stayed in Dingboche. However Amit was keen to continue his acclimatization, so he and the two porters headed up to Lobuche, hopefully to meet up with Nawal. Also meeting in Lobuche […]
Today we stayed in Dingboche, but we were not idle! We hiked up a nearby hill until we were 3000 feet above Dingboche. Then we rested, had some tea and biscuits and enjoyed the spectacular views. After a while we walked back down and now we’re being idle for the rest of the day! We […]
Friday the thirteenth was very lucky for us. We woke up in Pangboche and after breakfast we walked to the home of Lama Geshi. He is the holiest man in the Khumbu region and we went seeking his blessing to climb Mt Everest (Sargarmartha = Mother Goddess). Lama Geshi is a very old man who […]
After two days of rest in Namche, our group was feeling much better and we set off on our two day trek to Dingboche—the longest walk of our approach. After 8 hours of strenuous walking, we arrived at the village of Tengboche home to one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in the Khumbu region: […]
Today we hiked from Monjo to Namche. The trail is turns steeply upwards as it nears Namche and its the first real test for everyone. We all made it to Namche, but a special mention should go to Charlotte. She woke up feeling sick and did the hike today with brief pauses to throw up! […]
Today is a rest day in Namche, but we like to get a little more altitude under our belts so we planned a day hike up to two nearby villages: Khunde and Khumjung. Unfortunately both Charlotte and Paul were a little under the weather, so they decided to put the “rest” in rest day. Amit […]
The finger-crossing must have worked! We left the bustling city of Kathmandu and flew into Lukla where we will start trekking to basecamp. The landing strip in Lukla is among the highest in the world and can be an exciting experience: our plane literally had to land up-hill. Fortunately our flight was uneventful with a […]
Amit is the other climber in our team and this is also his second attempt to climb Everest. In 2010 he reached Camp 2 before illness also forced a premature end to his climb. Amit is climbing to raise money and awareness for Cancer UK. Here is a link to his charitable website and you […]