The emergence of the novel coronavirus at the beginning of 2020 has caused everything to change. All over the world, in every country, people are in isolation, or distancing, or wearing masks, or sick. The same is true in Nepal. In mid-January, when the rest of the world was watching China, Nepal detected their first […]
Mount Everest
We are excited to announce that High Adventure Expeditions will be running an expedition to climb Mount Everest in 2022. Click here for all the details!!
We really love this 5 minute video from Elia Saikaly! It shows, in high definition, the last hard yards to the summit of Everest, from below the South Summit to the top. It was probably shot over approximately four hours. The heavy breathing, the swirling snow dust, the early morning light, climbers on the Hillary […]
Over the years I suspect that millions of dollars (or pounds) have been raised by climbers on Mt Everest. Individuals and whole teams have dedicated their efforts towards charitable goals. What a great idea! It would be an interesting exercise to see what kind of an impact these fundraising efforts have had on their charities. […]
The Lhotse Face on Mount Everest is steep. Here we are climbing on the very hard glacier ice and it looks like we’re headed straight up to the sun!
Check out this website from Winfield Outdoors, it has a lot of information about how to prepare for an Everest expedition. http://www.winfieldsoutdoors.co.uk/everest-guide/ If you think you’re ready, contact us for more details on our Everest expedition next spring – 2016.
Have you ever wondered what it is like in the ice fall that leads into the Western Cwm on Everest? I had seen pictures of the ice fall when I was growing up and imagined what it was like many times before I first saw it. When I first saw it and climbed it the ice fall was […]
Join High Adventure Expeditions on our full service, top quality expedition to climb Mt Everest. This is an expedition for climbers, by climbers with costs starting at $35,000 per person. The best value available anywhere. For more information email us at info@haexpeditions.com or call us (+1) 952-393-3249
This is a great article by Alan Arnette. Everybody always asks about the costs for expeditions to climb Everest and Alan has done some good research to put together a well written piece. Check it out here: http://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2014/01/06/everest-2014-the-cost-to-climb-everest/
One of the most common questions I get asked is “How do you train for Everest?” The answer is sometimes surprising: Training can be divided into three parts 1) Cardio 2) Strength 3) Weight Cardio is pretty straight forward, I believe that climbers should arrive in Kathmandu with a strong cardio base fitness. They may […]