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...
Apr 6, 2009 | Mountaineering |
Kathmandu, Nepal April 6, 2009 I just returned from my meeting at the Ministry of Tourism, and I thought I should share the experience with you. When Dawa Steven Shepa, the Managing Director of Asian Trekking, asked me to serve as the 2009 Eco Everest Expedition...
Apr 6, 2009 | Mountaineering |
Kathmandu, Nepal April 5, 2009 Mingma and Ang Doma’s baby was named today. His name is Tsering Pemba Sherpa. Tsering means Long Life and Pemba means Saturday. Sherpas are named after days of the week. Mingma means Tuesday. Oh, in case you are wondering,...
Apr 4, 2009 | Mountaineering |
Kathmandu, Nepal April 4, 2009 Namaste! I arrived in Kathmandu on April 2, after an 18-hour flight from Los Angeles to Bangkok and a 3-1/2 hour flight from Bangkok to Kathmandu. Other than the length of the flights, the trip was uneventful. The Asian Trekking...
