Back at Advance Base Camp

Back at Advance Base Camp

April 19, 2011 Advance Base Camp It’s hard to believe, but I am back at Advance Base Camp on the North side of Mt. Everest. It seems like just yesterday that I left ABC and headed for home, with dreams of “2011 Reedux” spinning in my head. The...
Moving Tomorrow

Moving Tomorrow

April 16, 2011 Chinese Base Camp Namaste Family & Friends: Another beautiful day at CBC. But, not much new to report. Today, we hiked 5 miles down the road to another Buddhist monastery, known as the Rongbuk Monastery. Mingma brought some Buddhist prayer flags and...
Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid

April 14, 2011 Chinese Base Camp Today was a lazy rest day at CBC. The yaks arrived in the morning and were loaded with some of our gear for the trip to Advance Base Camp. They left for ABC in mid-morning. I finished my third book and started my fourth. This was...
Back at Chinese Base Camp!

Back at Chinese Base Camp!

April 11, 2011 Chinese Base Camp I’m so excited to be back at Chinese Base Camp! Everything looks the same as last year, except there are fewer expeditions. That will change as more teams arrive. Chomolumna (“Mother Goddess of the Earth”) is...