Touring in Kathmandu
Spent a cultural day in Kathmandu visiting the local Buddha and Hindu temples. And tomorrow we are scheduled on an early flight up to Lukla and the start of our trek to Everest Base Camp. Keep your fingers crossed for…
Stephen
Made it to Kathmandu
I, and just as importanly, my bags, made it to Katmandu. Have just settled in to the Yak and Yeti, which will be our hotel here until all the climbers and all the bags arrive. Gear check is in 20…
All Checked In
I am all checked in and having an Orange juice with Caroline before heading through security. All went smoothly, with bags checked all the way to Kathmandu. Next blog from Kathmandu.
mobitv send-off
The team at mobitv threw a send-off bash earlier today.
Stephen’s “planned” itinerary
Here is an idea of the “planned” itinerary for the Everest climb. I am sure this will change based on weather conditions and other factors. Trek to Everest Base Camp. During the entire trek to Base Camp, our goal is…
Maps
Here are some links to useful maps to help you follow along:- – Everest Base Camp Trek– Everest– Annapurna Circuit Please note: These maps will open in a new page
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Mt Hood
Kerry and I headed North for a 24 hour climb of Mt Hood. We flew into Portland after work, picked up a rental car and drove to the base of the mountain. After killing several hours a set-off at midnight.…
Thanksgiving 2007
We had a lovely thanksgiving at our home. Gina and Katherine joined us. Here are some Photos.
Back in Lhasa
Arrived late last night back in Lhasa, one day ahead of schedule. We gave the bus driver a little extra money and he was willing to do some long driving days. So today, spending a bit of time of the…
Last Day at ABC
This is the final post from Advanced Base Camp. We are breaking down ABC and preparing to leave tomorrow. We are all very excited about finally heading down. The Yaks just arrived and will be loaded up in the morning.…
Heading Home
We are starting to break down ABC and preparing to head home. Tomorrow night (Tuesday 10/2) the Yaks arrive. We will load them up on Wednesday (10/3) morning and hike down via Chinese Base Camp to the awaiting jeeps which…
We are done on Cho Oyu
Well we finally made our move up the mountain as part of the summit push. On Thursday (9/27) we headed up to Camp 1 in good weather. We were all very pleased to be heading up and on our summit…
Weather Weather Weather
Looks like another day at ABC. Although there are some signs that the weather might actually be clearing. This is day 7 that we have had to hunker down at ABC. And it is becoming a bit of a drag.…
Yet Another Forced Weather Day
That’s right – yet another day at ABC. The tropical depression is starting to dissipate, but we still have high winds and blowing snowing. So we are hunkered down at ABC. Many of the other teams are retreating from higher…