May 7, 2016
The whole crew is here today - our team of climbing Sherpa moved up to Camp 2 with us today bringing the last of the equipment needed for the time being. Greg, Vanessa, and I are still working on acclimating to living at over 21,000ft, so we had another mellow
May 6, 2016
We are thrilled to welcome our first team of climbers of the 2016 Denali season, who are meeting our guide team today, May 6! Each spring, as the days grow longer, climbers from around the world feel the siren song of the north country. Many are drawn by the challenge
May 6, 2016
Vanessa called in from Camp 2 via satellite phone, detailing the events of the day. She said they made good time through the Khumbu Icefall, and that the day's biggest struggle was staying cool enough in the hot sun--which might seem strange considering that they're incredibly high on the world's
May 5, 2016
Above you can see Vanessa, Greg, and DaOngchhu trekking below Pumori in the morning's first light. Today went very well, and we've returned to Camp 2 for the night. We had an early start today at 1 a.m., and awoke a beautiful starry night. Everyone felt well and we made
May 3, 2016
We woke up early again today (1am) and left camp excited to be making a move to Camp 2 under clear starry skies. After about an hour into the day Vanessa started feeling ill again, and after taking a good long break for some hot tea and a chance to
May 2, 2016
We spent another day in base camp today after waking up last night intending to move up to Camp 2. Vanessa wasn't feeling well, and hadn't slept, so we pushed everything back a day to allow her to recover and get some rest before the push up to Camp 2.
May 1, 2016
Our 2016 Everest Team is headed back up the mountain! Vanessa called in from our Base Camp, where they have been eating very well (she was about to tuck into a vanilla cake), while resting and acclimatizing. Base Camp life is a mix of resting and bustling about, preparing for
April 29, 2016
We are enjoying the luxuries of our base camp, recovering from our first trip up to over 20,000 ft, and getting ready for another round up high in a couple of days. We’ve had a couple of nice days down here at what feels like low altitude now, only 17,500
April 27, 2016
Vanessa called in a post after the team's first rotation up to 21,500' on Mount Everest. They are all back in Base Camp, having descended through the Khumbu Icefall during the wee hours of the morning and are enjoying the comforts of the (relatively) thicker air. recording
April 26, 2016
It's another beautiful day up here at Camp 2, where we will spend the day going for a short hike, but mostly resting and acclimating. Today seems like a good opportunity to acknowledge some of the rest of the team that make this trip possible for us. Here at Camp
