Had a lovely day yesterday walking about the city. The streets were quiet and hot. We found the high-end shopping district, fortunately (or unfortunately) they were all closed, being Christmas day. Today we visit the Recoleta Cemetery, San Telmo and…
After a long but uneventful flight we arrived in Argentina. Today we are just relaxing and enjoying the warm weather. Maybe it is a little too warm here. Caroline conspired to leave the only key to the locks of our…
Caroline is in the middle of packing everything for our trip South. I am helping with lots of good advice and keeping out of her hair. Tomorrow we board the flight to Houston where we connect for the long flight…
Sorry for the delay in posting, but Internet is not that reliable here in Russia. The good news is that I successfully summited the highest peak in Europe, being Mt. Elbrus at 5,642 meters. Today I spent the day touring…
All is well on the trip. The team is great. We have spent the last two days hiking the local hills. Tommorrow we start the 4 day climb to Mt. Elbrus. Weather has been great for the last two days…
Caroline and I enjoyed the last three days being tourists in St Petersburg. We hit all the major sites and left just enough to justify a return visit, when it is not quite as hot. Tomorrow I fly South to…
Caroline and I spent another wonderful weekend in Yosemite. Photos
Here it is, finally, my Everest Expedition photo album! It’s a rather big album but then this was a big adventure! I left San Francisco on March 29 to join the Alpine Ascents Everest Expedition in Kathmandu. Two months later,…
Great to catch up with some of my Everest buddies in Seattle. Photos
Just a quick post to let everyone know that Caroline and I are safely back in Kathmandu. After arriving back at EBC and celebrating with the Sherpa staff our success, we got hit with a pretty strong snow storm. So…
Caroline made it to EBC. She did a big push from Loboche and pulled in just in time for lunch with the rest of the team. The team is now getting ready for our Summit Push. We are all a bit excited…
Glad to be back at EBC after our rotation up to Camp 3. Myself and the entire team are doing really well. The plan for the next week is to drop down the valley to thicker air where we can get stronger…
Another rest day at EBC, but we have the schedule for the next rotation Signing out from a very hot EBC.
Another quiet day at EBC. Just hanging out. We are waiting on our schedule for the second rotation up the mountain which will be dependent on the weather. More to come. Signing out from a slightly overcast EBC.
Today we had our first real rest day. Every other “rest” day involved several hours of acclimatization hikes or training. But today, we walked to the bakery and generally just had a relaxing day. Signing out for a sunny EBC.
