April 29, 2011 Everest Base Camp and Pumori Camp I Today we did a training hike up to Camp I on Pumori, a 7000-meter peak across the Khumbu Valley from Nuptse. I brought my big lens on got some great shots of Everest, Lhotse, and Nuptse near the top. We have one more full rest…
Another hike to Pumori today. The views are stunning. We are looking forward to heading back up there soon. Bill Allen Mountain Trip
[slideshow] Neal sent us another round of his stunning images, to help share the experience with all of you following this blog. The images are of: 1. Bill, Ephi and Chris topping out of the Khumbu Icefall 2. Bill peering into a crack, with Everest in the background 3. Our big Slingfin dome tent at…
Bill Allen, Everest Base Camp April 27th We woke up to another snowy morning here at base camp, but after a few hours the skies cleared and it actually turned into a pretty nice day. Scott, Ephi, and Chris enjoying a snowy morning at base camp (Khumbu Ice Fall in the back ground) Yesterday was…
April 25, 2011 6:00 pm Back in Base Camp Hi Everyone. I’m gonna keep this one short for now as we just arrived back in BC today after our first rotation up the mountain. We spent 2 nights at Camp I and 3 nights at Camp II and I’m happy to report that aside from…
Here is a short slide show of very cool images Neal shot before moving up to Camp 2: [slideshow]
Bill Allen from Camp 2 Another day at Camp 2. We woke again to a beautiful morning here high in the Western Cwm with Mt. Everest towering above. It was another calm cold night up here, with a couple of inches of snow through the evening. We haven’t been stirring much in the mornings before…
Bill Allen, Camp 2 21,500ft/6550m We moved up to Camp 2 on Friday, after a couple of very windy days down at Camp 1 (20,000 ft). We had winds over 50 mph for much of the night of the 21st and it wasn’t a pleasant night. We and our tents all survived, but our cook…
Bill called a little while ago to check in after a calm night at Camp 2. The first night at over 21,000′ is seldom a pleasant one and everyone is feeling a bit slow and looking forward to taking a slow and easy day in camp. Today, they plan to do just that, and just…
The team moved up to Camp 2, at 21,400+ feet last night. Bill makes a call to report that all members were feeling well, and happy to be settling into their tents to try and tune out the 60 mph. winds. Click to hear Bill! [audio:http://mteverest2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/c4fd574cce3ac9bf5fe8054f1a1067fef0767458.mp3]