April 30, 2012
Lead guide Mike Burmesiter called last night to report his team returning to camp 2 after an 8 1/2 hour round trip to cache gear above windy corner. They broke trail again to 13,500' but Mike was happy with the strength and motivation of his expedition. Today they plan to
April 30, 2012
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
April 29, 2012
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
April 28, 2012
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
April 27, 2012
A little garbled at the end, but the team is in their tents for the night at camp 2, 11k. This is the first camp at which they will start to feel the effects of altitude, mainly in a shortness of breath when moving around and shoveling. recording
April 27, 2012
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
April 27, 2012
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
April 26, 2012
Guide Sebastian Grau called in around quarter to 9pm AK time to do the daily check-in. Seba was in the cook tent; I could hear the stoves burning in the background melting snow into water. The rest of the expedition had gone to bed already after putting in a
April 26, 2012
Here's the call from Camp 1 after they returned from a day of trailbreaking through new snow up to their cache at 10,000 ft. recording
