We are enjoying the wonderful village of Namche Bazaar here in the heart of the Khumbu area of Nepal. Fantastic trek today up to our first view of Everest, then through the villages of Khumjung and Kunde. This is an important acclimatization day up to 12,500 ft. Tomorrow we are off to Tyangbouche Monastery and…
The team all flew in early this morning to Lukla. 3 members flew in a helicopter with the last of our baggage and the rest of us flew fixed wing arriving at the same time. Were all here this afternoon in Phakding enjoying a perfect evening after trekking from Lukla. Went up to a very…
We have had good weather here in Kathmandu! The big news is that we just received our Expedition Permit from the Ministry of Tourism yesterday. It’s remarkable how not much has changed with that system over the years! It’s been a busy and fun time prepping for the expedition, but I’ve had a little time…
Welcome to the 2013 Mountain Trip Everest Expedition! Everyone on our team is on their way over to Nepal and from a logistics standpoint, we are ready to start the expedition! The days before flying into the air strip at Lukla to begin our trek to Base Camp are always a busy time for our…
Yahoo! We flew out from Lukla in a chartered helicopter to fly us to Kathmandu. There had been days of delays and cancelled flights when we arrived in Lukla and so for not many extra flights have been arranged to get the back-log of people out of town. We didn’t see any quick options, so…
Good news and bad news from the Khumbu! Ania, Joerg and Albert are all in Lukla tonight awaiting for a flight to Kathmandu tomorrow. Tim, Jacob and I are in Namche and we are planning to hike to Lukla tomorrow. That’s the good news, the bad news is that flights from Lukla to Kathmandu have…
We’re down and – Wow! Does it feel good to be all the way down (and safe!) in Base Camp! Here’s a quick summary of the last few days. We began our summit push on the 21st, leaving Base Camp for Camp 2. We had perfect weather for that move up through the Khumbu Icefall.…
Our climbing team is off the mountain for the season! They are in base camp this morning celebrating their success, probably followed by a shower, food, and some sleep.
The team woke up at the S. Col this morning, packed up their gear and headed down the Lhotse face for the last time of the expedition. Our Sherpa team loaded up their packs with every last empty oxygen bottle and bag of trash and hauled it all down to Camp 2 in one push, …