Last night we were sitting around a yak dung fire in a teahouse in Dingboche. The afternoon saw snow spitting in a pure cloud bank. After a restless night for me (I don’t use diamox) we arose, devoured breakfast and … Continued
It was a good pull up from Phakding in the rain as we covered 4000 plus feet of elevation into this celebrated Bazaar. We hiked up for four hours and arrived at the Hilltop lodge, a teahouse in time for … Continued
It has been a flurry of activity for the past several months in preparation for my attempt of Everest. These past two weeks in particular have seen more work and preparation than you can imagine. At this point my training … Continued
Valdez Harbor. My Everest training kicked into high gear this week with a “pre expedition” expedition to Alaska. Our experience was most excellent and we climbed for almost a week. Lee and Neil and Angela did their usual over-the-top taking care … Continued
It was a perfect bluebird day so a training run to the lodge was in order. Sunday marked one month to the day that we depart for Everest so these high volume cardio activities are imperative. Beautiful though it … Continued
It was a workout day where I went for some quick elevation gain. Having not been to the Chimneys since the fire, it was a good excuse to warm my legs before Everest in 5 weeks. My new Motorola phone … Continued
If you had told me this time last year that I would be gearing up for the top of the world, it would have immediately been met with scorn. In fact, the notion of entertaining a climb on Everest had all but … Continued
Laurel was in so we did a bit of walking in the Tremont region. Lumber ridge is a new mile segment for her and a good little hill to pull on a nice, mid winter saturday. We gained about a … Continued
When JD called and asked if I wanted to hike, it didn’t take much arm twisting. When I asked if he was up for an adventure, he didn’t bat an eye. His response? “I have always wanted to do that offtrail”. … Continued
