Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa and Future Plans

Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa and Future Plans

(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...
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa and Future Plans

Lots of News

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...
Back to EBC, Viagra and Getting Excited About our Final Move Up the Mountain

Resting in Pheriche

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...
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa and Future Plans

Band Of Brothers

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...