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Expedition is well underway

Submitted by Valeriep on 9 May 2013 - 4:57pm.

Tuesday, 14 May

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Monday, 13 May

Today the group is making way from the base camp to Nepal Khatmandu. Check out last four images we recevied below.

Thursday, 9 May

Five trekkers out of the nine reached the North Col summit yesterday, and 1 got to 7000m. The group is safe and well, currently resting up at Advanced B...

Eiso in the clouds at 4000m A morning shot of Zhangmu, Tibet from the top floor of our guesthouse, where they had a hot shower! Probably the last hot shower for a couple weeks.Our view today on a quick acclimatization climb to 4000m. Love the stark contrast of the Himalaya up here. Tomorrow we go on a longer climb, possibly up to 5000m (16,400 ft).Valerie with the birthday cake...yum!Group in fullPanorama of our view over Nyalam. Just a sample of what we will see in the next two weeks.A Tibetan Eagle flies over the Himalaya above Nyalam. Incredible views today. Had a great track today to 4318m. Everybody did well. We tested the blood oxidation at the top and i was still at 93%, so that is looking great. Tomorrow we will drive to a small village at >5000m. Will stay 2 days there and then we will head to base camWe have arrived. Everest Base Camp on the north side feels deserted compared to the south, and the view out of our tents is unbeatable. Met a number of other teams and climbers today. Looking forward to -10 degrees tonight!Good morning from Everest Base Camp.Yaks are the only way to carry heavy supplies to Advanced Base Camp at 6400m (21,000 ft). We start heading there Wednesday. We have named one of our yaks Phil, after Phil Klein.Below Everest lies the Rongbuk Glacier, which has receded dramatically in the last 20 years. It's scary to think this could be largely gone in another 20.Beginning our climb up the North Col of Everest. 600m (2000 ft) of near vertical ice. Look for the black dots.Our view from Advanced Base Camp right under Everest at 21,000 ft. After 7 days and a successful climb to over 23,000 ft, we are all safely back down, with only blistered lips and weathered faces.This is how you climb to 7066 meters. Crampons, fixed ropes, and very little oxygen.High altitude ideas.Eiso crossing a crevasse via ladder

 
 

Everest Base Camp 29/3/13

Submitted by AliMack on 13 January 2013 - 5:30pm.
Are you going on this trip?...

 
 

Work getting in the way

Submitted by njf32 on 28 November 2012 - 2:59pm.
Since my last blog I’ve been nailed down with work. Early starts and late finishes and working weekends have hampered my fitness plans. However over the past week I’m back on track. I’ve joined my old Swimming club and really getting back into the groove. I won’t lie it’s been hard work opening my lungs and working muscles that I haven’t used for months but in a week I have seen a step change in my fitness.

 
 

High Passes of Everest

Submitted by Bagpus on 27 April 2012 - 11:39am.

Lukla Landings
For the last few weeks before the holiday a few 'friends' had been showing YouTube videos and quoting statistics about Lukla Airport. Yes, it's one of the most dangerous airports in the world but we didn't need reminding every day of this fact before we were going to land there. Most treks to the Everest region start from Lukla, so we found ourselves at 10 am at Kathmandu airport boarding the Tara Airlines flight to Lukla.

The planes take 16 people with an...


 
 

Everest base camp

Submitted by Pickledburt on 12 February 2012 - 5:18pm.
Hi,was wondering if anyone out there is booked onto the base camp trek this sept?Leaving on the solo trip?...

 
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