Everest Evolution? Yesterday we finished the drive to Everest’s North Side and set up camp for a couple of nights at the Rongbuk Monastery. I’ve been here several ...
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Everest Evolution? Yesterday we finished the drive to Everest’s North Side and set up camp for a couple of nights at the Rongbuk Monastery. I’ve been here several times before and while the view looks the same (the 13,000 ft / 4000m North Face of Everest) the environment here is very different. We had an [...]
Episode 177: Travel...
25 Views 22:30:15 08/30/12
So Long Everest. See You Tomorrow. The descent from Langma La ended up being the last of the long-distance hiking on our Kangshung Face trek. It was supposed to be...
[LESS INFO] 25 VIEWS | ADDED 22:30:15 08/30/12
So Long Everest. See You Tomorrow. The descent from Langma La ended up being the last of the long-distance hiking on our Kangshung Face trek. It was supposed to be split up into two days but we were forced to do it all in one long, long hike. The valley topped by Langma La was [...]
Episode 176: Langma La
65 Views 12:20:32 08/15/12
Chivalry Is Not Dead. We packed up camp early this morning for the final ascent on our Kangshung Face trek: the push up Langma La, a 5400m (17,720 feet) pass that ...
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Chivalry Is Not Dead. We packed up camp early this morning for the final ascent on our Kangshung Face trek: the push up Langma La, a 5400m (17,720 feet) pass that stood between us and the end of the trail. Luckily no one was visited by the local demons although I’m not sure if people [...]
Episode 175: Hiccup...
36 Views 16:27:05 08/08/12
You Learn Something New Every Day. We may have visited Everest’s Kangshung Face, but the trek isn’t over. We still have to get home! Today we dismantled and left C...
[LESS INFO] 36 VIEWS | ADDED 16:27:05 08/08/12
You Learn Something New Every Day. We may have visited Everest’s Kangshung Face, but the trek isn’t over. We still have to get home! Today we dismantled and left Camp Mango, my little home for half a week. The rest was a real pleasure, but it was definitely time to move on and keep exploring [...]
Episode 174: Snow Day
31 Views 20:05:47 08/01/12
NOT Anatomically Correct. The Team wakes to a surprise at Camp Teacup of a substantial amount of snow on the ground. In fact there’s so much snow that the departur...
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NOT Anatomically Correct. The Team wakes to a surprise at Camp Teacup of a substantial amount of snow on the ground. In fact there’s so much snow that the departure for a return to Camp Mango is delayed by a few hours. What to do, what to do? Why, build a snowman of course! After [...]
Episode 173: Camp M...
42 Views 13:28:58 07/18/12
Content Is King? The Team safely returns to Camp Teacup after spending the morning exploring Everest’s East Face Base Camp. They made such good time there was stil...
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Content Is King? The Team safely returns to Camp Teacup after spending the morning exploring Everest’s East Face Base Camp. They made such good time there was still an entire afternoon for lounging and relaxing…and bathing. In fact, the washing of hair seems to be a priority on everyone’s mind; photographers and Staff alike. Of [...]
High Park Fire Update
42 Views 18:15:27 06/27/12
Hanging In There. Unfortunately, I’m having to push the next episode of The Rest of Everest another week as we’re still dealing with the enormous High Park Fire he...
[LESS INFO] 42 VIEWS | ADDED 18:15:27 06/27/12
Hanging In There. Unfortunately, I’m having to push the next episode of The Rest of Everest another week as we’re still dealing with the enormous High Park Fire here in the foothills west of Fort Collins, Colorado. While I was evacuated from my home for several days, my neighborhood has not sustained any fire damage [...]
Episode 172: East F...
45 Views 11:48:43 06/06/12
Resham Phiriri. The Team makes it to the incredibly scenic Kangshung Face Base Camp and are treated to a very unique experience: the entire East Face of Everest al...
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Resham Phiriri. The Team makes it to the incredibly scenic Kangshung Face Base Camp and are treated to a very unique experience: the entire East Face of Everest all to themselves! The weather is perfect and everyone is having a great time–especially our Sherpa staff. In fact, Pemba, Lobsang, Tendi and Phurba break out into [...]
Episode 171: Makalu
36 Views 23:25:03 05/29/12
A Bonus 8000m Peak. The team continues towards Everest’s East Face Base Camp below the Kangshung Face. Unexpectedly, they come face-to-face with Makalu, the 5th hi...
[LESS INFO] 36 VIEWS | ADDED 23:25:03 05/29/12
A Bonus 8000m Peak. The team continues towards Everest’s East Face Base Camp below the Kangshung Face. Unexpectedly, they come face-to-face with Makalu, the 5th highest mountain in the world at 8481m or 27,825 feet. This is indeed a treat as none of us were expecting to see Makalu is such glorious detail. Once again, [...]
Episode 170: Scree ...
51 Views 01:50:03 05/24/12
Scotland, Tibet. While Christine, Erin, Sonam and I stayed behind at Camp Mango, the rest of the team headed out for Camp Teacup, not far from Everest’s East Side ...
[LESS INFO] 51 VIEWS | ADDED 01:50:03 05/24/12
Scotland, Tibet. While Christine, Erin, Sonam and I stayed behind at Camp Mango, the rest of the team headed out for Camp Teacup, not far from Everest’s East Side Base Camp beneath the Kangshung Face. The weather looks like it’s going to be amazing and I’m very excited for all of us. The team heading [...]
Episode 169: Buildi...
48 Views 19:13:16 05/16/12
It’s Not Just A Metaphor. The Kangshung region around Everest truly has some of the most remarkable campsites I’ve ever experienced. The one we’re at for tonight i...
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It’s Not Just A Metaphor. The Kangshung region around Everest truly has some of the most remarkable campsites I’ve ever experienced. The one we’re at for tonight is grassy and flat with a little trickle of a stream running through the middle of it. Beautiful. We were supposed to be spending a rest day here [...]
Episode 168: The Ka...
59 Views 17:11:26 05/09/12
Third Side’s A Charm. This morning Everest finally revealed her last secret as we were able to get a clear view of her East Side, the mysterious Kangshung Face. Th...
[LESS INFO] 59 VIEWS | ADDED 17:11:26 05/09/12
Third Side’s A Charm. This morning Everest finally revealed her last secret as we were able to get a clear view of her East Side, the mysterious Kangshung Face. The weather was as clear as it could possibly be and the white snow covering her flanks looked dazzling in contrast to the deep blue sky. [...]
Uniquely Something Special. We finished our beautiful day of trekking towards Everest’s Kangshung Face by descending into an amazing campsite. Tonight our little b...
[LESS INFO] 301 VIEWS | ADDED 16:29:42 05/02/12
Uniquely Something Special. We finished our beautiful day of trekking towards Everest’s Kangshung Face by descending into an amazing campsite. Tonight our little backcountry village has been set up in a stunning alpine cirque at the shore of a small glacial lake. I find myself searching for superlatives to describe these places we’ve been walking [...]
Episode 166: See Th...
485 Views 15:55:11 04/25/12
It’s My Show, I Can Do What I Want! All rested up, we left our camp this morning and headed out to make more progress towards Everest’s Kangshung Face. This trek h...
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It’s My Show, I Can Do What I Want! All rested up, we left our camp this morning and headed out to make more progress towards Everest’s Kangshung Face. This trek has already shown us several surprises. The most striking surprise has been the absolute absence of people besides our group. We’re on our own [...]
Sleeping The Sleep Of The Just. The Just Plain Tired. Our first full day trekking towards Everest’s Kangshung Face was epic and exhausting so we were treated today...
[LESS INFO] 519 VIEWS | ADDED 01:54:22 04/18/12
Sleeping The Sleep Of The Just. The Just Plain Tired. Our first full day trekking towards Everest’s Kangshung Face was epic and exhausting so we were treated today to some much deserved rest. Apparently we were never meant to walk as far as we did yesterday but unfortunately the planned campsite didn’t have a usable [...]
I’ve Been Trekkin’ All Night, My Foot’s Wet On The Hill. We had our first full day of trekking towards Everest’s Kangshung Face today. When you begin a trek, the s...
[LESS INFO] 561 VIEWS | ADDED 16:26:34 03/28/12
I’ve Been Trekkin’ All Night, My Foot’s Wet On The Hill. We had our first full day of trekking towards Everest’s Kangshung Face today. When you begin a trek, the staff usually lulls you into a false sense of comfort by only making you walk a short distance to the first backcountry camp. This is [...]
No Tea, No SMS. We finally got the sat phone working today but not without help and an important lesson learned from another Dingboche proprietor. Sonam and I needed to get in touch with Babu back in Kathmandu but we couldn’t do that without the use of another sat phone. Up here in Dingboche, we’re [...]