The Rest of Everest

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Episode 163: Cash, ...
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04:01:10 03/21/12

The Trek Begins. The trek officially started today with a nice hike to our first backcountry camping site. I’m excited to see just how different this east side of ...

Episode 163: Cash, Candy & Contraband

Added 03/21/12
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Episode 163: Cash, Candy & Contraband

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The Trek Begins. The trek officially started today with a nice hike to our first backcountry camping site. I’m excited to see just how different this east side of Everest is since very few tourists visit this part of Tibet. Right away it became clear that we are in a very different world from the [...]

Episode 162: Lazaru...
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18:14:28 03/14/12

Welcome Back To The Land Of The Living! After lunch we headed back on the road for the last bit of driving towards our first campsite. The trekking portion of thi...

Episode 162: Lazarus of Lhasa

Added 03/14/12
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Episode 162: Lazarus of Lhasa

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Welcome Back To The Land Of The Living! After lunch we headed back on the road for the last bit of driving towards our first campsite. The trekking portion of this trip is almost here!!! The Land Cruisers have been comfortable for the overland traveling towards Everest, but my feet are itching for some good [...]

Episode 161: EVEREST!
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16:38:09 03/07/12

The Tallest One In The Middle. This morning we passed a real milestone for the trek: we saw Everest in person with our own eyes from the top of Pang La. Crossing t...

Episode 161: EVEREST!

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Episode 161: EVEREST!

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The Tallest One In The Middle. This morning we passed a real milestone for the trek: we saw Everest in person with our own eyes from the top of Pang La. Crossing this pass is always a real highlight on the drive to Basecamp or in our case the drive to our first camp since [...]

Episode 160: Chomol...
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04:50:59 02/29/12

So Much More Than a Sign. After leaving Shigatse we had some nice time in the Land Cruisers as we “cruised overland” through the stark Tibetan landscape. We’re all...

Episode 160: Chomolungma National Park

Added 02/29/12
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Episode 160: Chomolungma National Park

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So Much More Than a Sign. After leaving Shigatse we had some nice time in the Land Cruisers as we “cruised overland” through the stark Tibetan landscape. We’re all ready to be using our own feet as transportation at this point but these last days of vehicular transport are unavoidable. I have mixed feelings about [...]

Episode 159: The Ma...
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16:00:31 02/22/12

Did I Mention That It’s Big? We spent the morning today exploring the Tashilhunpo Monastery here in Shigatse. I’ve been waiting to return to this monastery since t...

Episode 159: The Maitreya Buddha

Added 02/22/12
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Episode 159: The Maitreya Buddha

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Did I Mention That It’s Big? We spent the morning today exploring the Tashilhunpo Monastery here in Shigatse. I’ve been waiting to return to this monastery since the moment I left it back in 2007. I was incredibly impressed with the large statue of the Maitreya Buddha but filming it was off limits. No so [...]

Episode 158: The Lh...
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20:11:46 02/14/12

Breakfast of Champions. We finished the day in Gyantse by touring the remarkable Kumbum, a 15th century temple containing “100,000″ holy images of Buddha. Once aga...

Episode 158: The Lhassi Club

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Episode 158: The Lhassi Club

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Breakfast of Champions. We finished the day in Gyantse by touring the remarkable Kumbum, a 15th century temple containing “100,000″ holy images of Buddha. Once again, the Kumbum was a building I was really looking forward to revisiting since exploring it in 2007. Kevin and I spent the afternoon together walking in and out of [...]

Episode 157: The Ro...
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18:03:42 02/08/12

New Laughter From Old Jokes. We spent the night here in Gyangtse and spent the morning touring the Palcho Monastery. It’s a wonderful place to visit but one of the...

Episode 157: The Roger Huff Show

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Episode 157: The Roger Huff Show

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New Laughter From Old Jokes. We spent the night here in Gyangtse and spent the morning touring the Palcho Monastery. It’s a wonderful place to visit but one of the most interesting events of the day happened well before setting foot inside the monastery’s walls. Just after breakfast Roger, Thilo and Kevin were poking around [...]

Episode 156: O Canada
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22:31:57 01/31/12

Maple Leaf, OK. Snow Lions, Not So Much. One of the highlights of the Friendship Highway–literally one of its highest points–is the beautiful Karo La. The pass is ...

Episode 156: O Canada

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Episode 156: O Canada

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Maple Leaf, OK. Snow Lions, Not So Much. One of the highlights of the Friendship Highway–literally one of its highest points–is the beautiful Karo La. The pass is somewhere around 5000m or almost 16,500 feet high and the view from the roadway is dominated by the magnificent Karo La Glacier. Although I had the good [...]

Episode 155: Pulse ...
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08:41:40 01/27/12

This Is Only A Test. We’re continuing out of Lhasa and taking in a lot of mileage on our way to Gyantse. Personally, I am almost never simply a passenger in a car–...

Episode 155: Pulse Ox Playoffs

Added 01/27/12
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Episode 155: Pulse Ox Playoffs

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This Is Only A Test. We’re continuing out of Lhasa and taking in a lot of mileage on our way to Gyantse. Personally, I am almost never simply a passenger in a car–I’m usually the driver. Sitting in the back seat of our Land Cruiser makes me act just like my two and a half [...]

Episode 154: For Yo...
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23:20:25 01/18/12

Infinitely Improbable. The team finally made it to the Potala Palace today. It was closed yesterday for some kind of administrative meetings so I’m very pleased th...

Episode 154: For Your Eyes Only

Added 01/18/12
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Episode 154: For Your Eyes Only

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Infinitely Improbable. The team finally made it to the Potala Palace today. It was closed yesterday for some kind of administrative meetings so I’m very pleased they were able to visit this amazing complex. The earliest parts of the current palace date back to the 17th century and when I visited with Scott back in [...]

Episode 154: For Yo...
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23:20:25 01/18/12

Infinitely Improbable. The team finally made it to the Potala Palace today. It was closed yesterday for some kind of administrative meetings so I’m very pleased th...

Episode 154: For Your Eyes Only

Added 01/18/12
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Episode 154: For Your Eyes Only

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Infinitely Improbable. The team finally made it to the Potala Palace today. It was closed yesterday for some kind of administrative meetings so I’m very pleased they were able to visit this amazing complex. The earliest parts of the current palace date back to the 17th century and when I visited with Scott back in [...]

Episode 153: The Na...
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19:27:23 01/11/12

Making Lemonade. With Damion stable in the hospital, our Lhasa emergency relaxed a bit and we were able to continue exploring this amazing city. There are so many ...

Episode 153: The Namaste Ninja

Added 01/11/12
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Episode 153: The Namaste Ninja

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Making Lemonade. With Damion stable in the hospital, our Lhasa emergency relaxed a bit and we were able to continue exploring this amazing city. There are so many things to see here and at the top of the list is the Potala Palace. Chimi arranged transportation and we headed over to the Palace to get [...]

Episode 153: The Na...
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19:27:23 01/11/12

Making Lemonade. With Damion stable in the hospital, our Lhasa emergency relaxed a bit and we were able to continue exploring this amazing city. There are so many ...

Episode 153: The Namaste Ninja

Added 01/11/12
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Episode 153: The Namaste Ninja

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Making Lemonade. With Damion stable in the hospital, our Lhasa emergency relaxed a bit and we were able to continue exploring this amazing city. There are so many things to see here and at the top of the list is the Potala Palace. Chimi arranged transportation and we headed over to the Palace to get [...]

Episode 153: The Na...
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19:27:23 01/11/12

Making Lemonade. With Damion stable in the hospital, our Lhasa emergency relaxed a bit and we were able to continue exploring this amazing city. There are so many ...

Episode 153: The Namaste Ninja

Added 01/11/12
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Episode 153: The Namaste Ninja

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Making Lemonade. With Damion stable in the hospital, our Lhasa emergency relaxed a bit and we were able to continue exploring this amazing city. There are so many things to see here and at the top of the list is the Potala Palace. Chimi arranged transportation and we headed over to the Palace to get [...]

Episode 152: HAPE a...
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18:08:51 12/09/11

The Potala And Priorities. Our first day in Lhasa started out just as I had imagined it. We spent some quality time in and around the Jokhang Temple, the holiest t...

Episode 152: HAPE and Red Tape

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Episode 152: HAPE and Red Tape

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The Potala And Priorities. Our first day in Lhasa started out just as I had imagined it. We spent some quality time in and around the Jokhang Temple, the holiest temple in Tibetan Buddhism. As a tourist, the Jokhang does not disappoint. There are throngs of religious pilgrims praying, chanting and prostrating around the temple [...]

Episode 152: HAPE a...
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18:08:51 12/09/11

The Potala And Priorities. Our first day in Lhasa started out just as I had imagined it. We spent some quality time in and around the Jokhang Temple, the holiest t...

Episode 152: HAPE and Red Tape

Added 12/09/11
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Episode 152: HAPE and Red Tape

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The Potala And Priorities. Our first day in Lhasa started out just as I had imagined it. We spent some quality time in and around the Jokhang Temple, the holiest temple in Tibetan Buddhism. As a tourist, the Jokhang does not disappoint. There are throngs of religious pilgrims praying, chanting and prostrating around the temple [...]

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Episode 139: It’s Just A Phase

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Episode 139: It’s Just A Phase
09/22/10

Now that we’re on our way down from Mt Everest the group has settled in to the daily routine of trekking in the himalayas. We hike for 6-8 hours each day and then walk into our nightly camp which is usually a tea house. After we drop our gear off in our tents the group [...]