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]
April 20-21, 2011 Camp 1, 20,300′ (6190m) Bill called this morning (tonight in Nepal, due to the time difference), to report that the team is nestled in at Camp 1 at just about 20,300′ (6190m). They made great time moving up through the Khumbu Icefall, which is apparently in really good shape this year. The…
April 19, 2011 7:19 pm Everest BC Before ever setting foot on Everest, or other Himalayan peaks for that matter, it is customary for the Sherpa staff and climbing members to celebrate a “Puja,” an offering to the mountain in exchange for safe travel and good weather for the teams. We celebrated our Puja in…
We’re posting from 18,600′ while on an acclimatization hike we’re taking to Camp 1 on neighboring Pumori (7145m) today. It’s a bit cloudy and windy, so we aren’t getting the great views of Everest, but it feels good to get the legs and lungs working. We’ll hang out up here for a half hour or…
Base Camp, April 16 -Bill Allen We woke to the usual beautiful blue skies this morning here at base camp. After another delicious breakfast, we went into the ice a few hundred feet from camp to practice some ice climbing and rappelling in anticipation of heading up through the icefall in just a couple of…
April 15, 2011 4:15 pm -Chris Davenport Hello everyone and welcome to another dispatch from Everest Base Camp. We arrived here two days ago to the delight of all the team members. The novelty of the trek and teahouses had pretty much worn off and we were all ready to move into the comforts of…
Chris called the following podcast in from Everest Base Camp this morning. It sounds like everything is going great with the team. Here’s Chris: [audio:http://mteverest2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/davenport-ebc-arrival.mp3]
Ama Dablam as we are leaving Dingboche Tawoche on the way to Lobuche Shepherds hut with standard Himalayan scenery Cholatse Photo’s from Neal Beidleman