Apr 20, 2009 | Mountaineering |
April 20, 2009 Namaste: Today was our last Puja. A Lama came up and blessed our trip up the mountain and all of our gear. Of course, this includes the Sherpas who will travel with us on our climb of Mt. Everest. The Sherpas place huge importance on the Base Camp...
Apr 19, 2009 | Mountaineering |
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Apr 17, 2009 | Mountaineering |
Gorak Shep April 18, 2009 Namaste: Bud and I spent one more day in Lobuche because Bud had a recurrence of the illness that plagued him in Namche Bazaar. The rest of the team moved up to Base Camp yesterday. Bud feels much better today, so we are on our way to Base...
Apr 16, 2009 | Mountaineering |
Lobuche April 16, 2009 Namaste: As we left Pheriche yesterday morning, bound for Lobuche, I was filled with sadness, as I wanted so much for my daughters to experience this final part of the trek to Everest Base Camp. They missed this last year because of my illness....
Apr 13, 2009 | Mountaineering |
April 12, 2009 Easter Sunday Tengboche Namaste and Happy Easter: Today was my favorite day of the trip. Bud, Puchhanga and I started with a short Easter Communion Service in the room while Mingma, who is a Buddhist, looked on respectfully. At the end of the day,...
Apr 11, 2009 | Mountaineering |
April 11, 2009 Namche Bazaar Namaste: We had a delightful day today visiting Mingma’s Mom at the house where Mingma was raised in a little village about 2-hours outside Namche Bazaar. The house was built 30-years ago by Mingma’s Mom and Dad. Mingma is...
Apr 9, 2009 | Mountaineering |
April 10, 2009 Namche Bazaar Not to worry, I feel GREAT! But, poor Bud Allen developed an intestinal problem on the trek to Namche Bazaar and wasn’t feeling so good. When he arrived in Namche, his conditioned worsened, and he started feeling flu-like symptoms...
Apr 9, 2009 | Mountaineering |
April 9, 2009 Namche Bazaar Namaste Family & Friends. I am writing this from the cybercafe in Namche Bazaar. The climb from Phakding to Namche Bazaar took about 5-1/2 hours, with an elevation gain of about 2,700 feet. The elevation gain is actually much more...
Apr 8, 2009 | Mountaineering |
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Apr 7, 2009 | Mountaineering |
Kathmandu, Nepal April 6, 2009 In previous posts, I have reported on the political situation in Tibet, which resulted in the closure of the North side of Mt. Everest in 2008 and the closure of the North side once again this year. Politics has been in the news in...
