May 15, 2009 | Mountaineering |
Everest Base Camp May 15, 2009 Namaste: After enduring 3 days of heavy snow and wind at Camp 2, Mingma, two cooks from another expedition and I moved back down to EBC on May 13. We were just about the only people on the mountain. The move from Camp 2 to Camp 1 was...
May 14, 2009 | Mountaineering |
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May 11, 2009 | Mountaineering |
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May 11, 2009 | Mountaineering |
(This post was meant for May 9, but due to weather it just came through. The audio reports below are more recent than this written report.) Everest Base Camp May 9, 2009 Namaste: Another search effort was mounted this morning in the Icefall, but the team was unable...
May 10, 2009 | Mountaineering |
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May 7, 2009 | Mountaineering |
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May 6, 2009 | Mountaineering |
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May 5, 2009 | Mountaineering |
Everest Base Camp May 5, 2009 Namaste: Bud and I returned to Base Camp yesterday after a 3-day, 4-night stay at Pheriche. Bud fully recovered from his Khumbu cough and stomach ailment and was feeling really good when we started our move back to EBC. I felt great...
May 2, 2009 | Mountaineering |
Pheriche May 1, 2009 Namaste: The weather forecast shows strong winds from Camp 3 to the summit for the next few days (up to 70 knots on the summit!), so no one is moving up the mountain. Bud wanted to take this opportunity to go lower in an attempt to recover from...
Apr 29, 2009 | Mountaineering |
Everest Base Camp April 29, 2009 “O we few, we merry few. We band of brothers” Namaste: I have climbed all over the world, but never with a group that has bonded as close and as fast as this Eco-Everest 2009 team. We are truly a Band of Brothers. What a great team we...