Climbing is a long waiting game… First summiters yesterday.
Apologies for the long pause. So here is a longer post. No excuse as I have only one thing to […]
Himalayan Gossip – the inside story: Alex Lowe
Although I am not prone to gossip, its a good way to pass time while recovering and… it’s fun! As […]
Finally! I am a proud father of…
Thanks to the basecamp doctors: a Nepali and a Scots who came to visit us for various illnesses, I have […]
Aborted departure for the Second Rotation – Camp 3 at 7’200m
It is clear that our bodies are wasting away even at base camp. Immune systems are weak and many of […]
First rotation – Camp 1 to camp 2
We are getting up close and personal with the Lhotse face and the acclimatization is still tough with a slow […]
First Rotation – High Camp 1 and the Western Cwm (w. Video)
Nothing much to do at High Camp 1, so we kept ourselves busy… Stunning views of Lhotse, Everest and the […]
First Rotation – Up the Khumbu Icefall!
We set off this morning @ 3.a.m. to climb the 900m of Khumbu Icefall to Camp 1 where we are […]
Climbing the Khumbu Icefall – Video
A lot has been said about the Khumbu icefall. It was not at all what I had imagined All in […]
REVISED: Anniversary of the Nepalese Earthquake & ANZAC day
NOTE: I had to change the music from AC/DC’s Back in Black to Groove Armada for copyright reasons, as the […]
3 a.m. Climbing the Icefall with Pima
I have been waiting for this mythical climb through the Khumbu icefall for a long time and couldn’t have hoped […]