Arrived in Lhasa (with all my bags)
You heard it right. In Lhasa with all my bags. This is a very good thing. Lhasa is the official start of the trip, so now we are in the capable hands of our Guides. Tonight we are all taking…
Mountains
Greetings from Beijing
Well, me and my bags made it safely to Beijing. Spent the day doing the tourist thing, first up was a stiff hike along the Great Wall of China then shopping in a Jade Museum and lunching in a shop. In the…
Travelling Again
As most of you know, we are travelling again soon.Stephen is leaving on August 25th and will travel through China and Tibet en route to climb Cho Oyu.Caroline is leaving two weeks later and will travel through China, Tibet and…
Cho-Oyu – Getting more serious
For those of you who don’t know what Cho-Oyu is: it’s a 26,906ft/8,201m) mountain in Tibet and Stephen has just reserved a space with Alpine Ascents on their 2007 Expedition. The dates for the Expedition are August 25 till October…
Stephen and team summit Denali!
I just checked the Alpine Ascents cybercasts again and Stephen and his team ‘You Enjoy Myself’ – Team VI – summitted Denali – Mt McKinley!!!!!YIHAA!!!!!! WELL DONE Stephen and team!!!!!! For the cybercast click here.
Stephen off to Base Camp
Stephen called this morning to say that he and Team VI were off to Base Camp, so the expedition is truly on its way now. They were supposed to fly yesterday but the weather on the mountain was not favorable.…
Stephen’s off to Talkeetna, AK
I just dropped Stephen off at SFO airport from where he will fly to Anchorage, AK today. From Anchorage he will take a bus to Talkeetna, AK – the starting point for his Denali/Mt McKinley adventure. You can follow the…
Success on Mt Vinson
Just a quick note to let folks know that I just returned from Antartica where we were successful on Mt Vinson. About to board the plane back the US in the next hour or so. Will be a grueling 24…
We are “go” for Departure
Just been given the word. The flight has been cleared for departure. With good luck we will be in the air in less than 2 hours. Signing off from Punta Arenas.
Still In Punta Arenas
Yes, still here. The plane did not leave early. So we are back on the original schedule. Hopefully will depart today. Yesterday visibility on the ice was unlimited, but winds were gusting between 20 and 60 miles per hour. The…
Rushing to Depart
We are all rushing to get the our stuff packed correctly and the plane loaded. Looks like we may fly a day early, which would be wonderful. Apparently there has been some very bad weather over the last two weeks…
Arrived in the Southern Tip of Chile
Arrive a few hours ago in Punta Arenas after 24 hours of flying and very little sleep. A quick shower to freshen up, a little stroll down the main street and now sitting in an Internet Cafe. Flight was uneventful.…
Final preparations for our trips.
As you know by now – if you’ve been keeping an eye on this – Stephen is leaving for Antartica soon: he’s flying out on Sat Nov 19th. At the moment he’s making sure that all his gear is in…
Vinson Massif – New Expedition Company
Hit a slight hiccup in the expedition preparations. Adventure Consultants, the company I was planning to go with, cancelled the expedition I was scheduled on. A little annoying. But some last minute digging around and I found another expedition company.…
Vinson Massif – Equipment Update
It is all about the gear. Finally decided on a sleeping bag. Details of the bag can be found here. The down pants arrived today, yipee. Caroline thinks I look pretty silly walking around in my down pants. So now…