Paul Pottinger’s Adventures from the Top of the World
Category Archives: Ascent
Resting in EBC
Everest 2016 • April 15
4-13-16 trough 4-15-16 After Lobuche we spent the night in LBC, then headed back to EBC the next day. As usual, the trek is easier the second time… still, I felt tired when we got back home. A great sense of relief being back here… now, we can focus on climbing Mt Everest. Camp life … Continue reading Resting in EBC
Lobuche East False Summit
Everest 2016 • April 12
We had an amazing climb. Certainly very different from last year, with bare slabs at the start and bulletproof sun cups up high. Tougher than last time, and a better experience for me overall. We performed well, and I think we passed this test in high style. Highlight for me was definitely talking to Zoe … Continue reading Lobuche East False Summit
Lobuche High Camp
Everest 2016 • April 11
Lobuche is a great training peak for a variety of reasons, including elevation, exposure, mixed terrain, and relative safety. Plus, it is very beautiful! Last year we had scads of new powder on the route,in fact we had to delay our ascent by a couple of days for this reason. This year, all is dry, … Continue reading Lobuche High Camp
Puja and a Walk
Everest 2016 • April 10
Just as last year, we were fortunate to be involved in a Puja, or blessing ceremony, at EBC. The purpose of the Puja is to ask respectfully for safe passage on the upper mountain from Miolangsangma, the goddess who lives there and presides over all that happens here. There have been two tragic seasons leading … Continue reading Puja and a Walk
Aftershock
Everest 2015 • April 26
The day after the quake was filled with uncertainty. Information from EBC and C1 came our way via radio, and we listened intently. It was still impossible to grasp what had happened below, but clearly things were bad. Injured climbers in EBC who had survived the night needed helivac to Pheriche or Kathmandu, and lots … Continue reading Aftershock
