Our goal: Rotate to Camp 1 for two nights, then Camp 2 for two nights, then return to EBC. Early wake-up. Early breakfast. Early departure. We are getting good at these pre-dawn starts. The rationale for leaving in the dark is to reduce the amount of time we must spend in the sunshine up high—not … Continue reading To Camp 1
Our two day break is coming to a close… at 3:30 AM tomorrow, we will climb to Camp 1, spend two nights, then climb to Camp 2 for another two nights, then come all the way back down to EBC. It’s no good to sit around on our backsides all day… even a short walk … Continue reading Glacier Fun
Part of our training and acclimatization involves getting halfway up the Khumbu icefall, to a relatively safe spot called the “football field.” Last year this was a challenging task, although hauntingly beautiful. Today, as last year, we left EBC circa 4 AM. I felt pretty good at the start, and was keenly interested to see … Continue reading Football Field
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
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
