Hi All, Hello again from Camp 2. Today is Thursday 3rd May and we’ve just finished lunch of chiapatti with sausage and cheese. Took a hike this morning up to the base of the fixed lines and took a look at a new route which was fixed yesterday. Very clear morning and camp 3 was…
Yesterday the team all moved up to Camp 2 here. A tough hike up in high winds yesterday. Winds were gusting to 25-30 knots, but today things have calmed down considerably. Were doing well, just moving around slowly as we readjust to the altitude. Its becoming a bit of an unusual season. Almost the entire…
The team moved back up to Camp 2 for their second round of acclimatization early this morning. Sounds like everyone is moving great and they were up to C2 for lunch. It was a bit windy in the morning, but it settled down as they got up towards C2 and they were able…
Hello from Everest Base Camp! Today the 28th we are enjoying a beautiful clear morning. We can see up the Khumbu ice fall and the impressive Cholatse and Tabouche peaks in the distance. The last few days we have been taking advantage of our well deserved rest days after our first rotation to camp 2.…
A call from Everest Base Camp, and a hearty Thanks to our Sherpa crew! We’ve been working with these guys for several years now, and they are the best. recording
Here’s Albert calling in from Everest Base Camp. The call is pretty broken up, but I gathered that they went down to the nearby village of Gorak Shep today, and our chef Serki is keeping them well fed. It’s a pretty bad recording, but it’s always nice to hear the voice of your friends from…
Were all settled in here at Base Camp. Very nice place to be. Hot showers, sushi for lunch, pizza for dinner, a fine selection of boxed Nepali wines, fresh baked croissants for breakfast, , and all morning sunshine! This is the time all of us are recovering from being up high. Some of the team…
Up at 4.30am this morning and off to BC at 5.30am. Perfect, beautiful morning. Cold and clear descending to Camp 1 first through the lower Western Cwm, then into the Khumbu Icefall. Always a nervous place. Just last week a Sherpa from a different team had a fatal accident just below Camp 1 here. The…
This is our last day at Camp 2 for this rotation up. Went for a hike up to below the impressive Lhotse Face today to around 22,000 ft.. SO far the ropes have not been fixed up to Camp 3, soon. 2 of our sherpas are on the team that will put lines in this…
The whole team is here at 21,500 ft. now after a good day moving from C1 to C2. Nice weather except its been very windy all day. The winds have picked up since mid day here in Camp so its been a challenge tying everything down well. We have skipped setting our dinning tent up…