{"id":3154,"date":"2016-05-13T03:10:31","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T10:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/?p=3154"},"modified":"2016-05-13T03:10:31","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T10:10:31","slug":"holding-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/2016\/05\/holding-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"Holding Pattern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>5-10-16 through&#8230;?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Flying back to EBC on 5-10-16 was lots of fun.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We got to work with a pilot who has a certain\u2026 flare for the unexpected.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Apparently we were a bit on the heavy side, even after our group was divided into two, and this made for some spicy maneuvering over the Khumbu Glacier, but of course we set down without a hitch.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3156\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3156\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3156\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.04.50XPM-800x478.jpg\" alt=\"Our ride arrives at the helipad above Namche. (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.04.50XPM-800x478.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.04.50XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.04.50XPM-660x394.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.04.50XPM-768x459.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our ride arrives at the helipad above Namche. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3157\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3157\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3157\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.07.12XPM-800x479.jpg\" alt=\"The She-Yeti (Emily) watches the world drop away. (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.07.12XPM-800x479.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.07.12XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.07.12XPM-660x395.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.07.12XPM-768x460.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The She-Yeti (Emily) watches the world drop away. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3158\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3158\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3158\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.07.27XPM-800x479.jpg\" alt=\"Namche is visible through the windshield. (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.07.27XPM-800x479.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.07.27XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.07.27XPM-660x395.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.07.27XPM-768x460.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Namche is visible through the windshield. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3159\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3159\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3159\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.07.56XPM-800x479.jpg\" alt=\"But just for a moment, before we dive steeply into the gorge below town. I love this. (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.07.56XPM-800x479.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.07.56XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.07.56XPM-660x395.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.07.56XPM-768x460.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">But just for a moment, before we dive steeply into the gorge below town. I love this. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3160\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3160\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3160\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.08.16XPM-800x479.jpg\" alt=\"OK, there it is. Farewell, fair city. (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.08.16XPM-800x479.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.08.16XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.08.16XPM-660x395.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.08.16XPM-768x460.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">OK, there it is. Farewell, fair city. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3161\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3161\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.09.06XPM-800x479.jpg\" alt=\"The Tenzing-Hillary memorial stupa, visible as a small white dot on the trail to Tengboche. (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.09.06XPM-800x479.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.09.06XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.09.06XPM-660x395.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.09.06XPM-768x460.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Tenzing-Hillary memorial stupa, visible as a small white dot on the trail to Tengboche. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3162\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3162\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3162\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.10.09XPM-800x479.jpg\" alt=\"Emily surveys the terrain, including the rugged Phortse trail slashing across the mountainside across the valley. (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.10.09XPM-800x479.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.10.09XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.10.09XPM-660x395.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.10.09XPM-768x460.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emily surveys the terrain, including the rugged Phortse trail slashing across the mountainside across the valley. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3163\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3163\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3163\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.11.35XPM-800x479.jpg\" alt=\"Pangboche comes into view. (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.11.35XPM-800x479.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.11.35XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.11.35XPM-660x395.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.11.35XPM-768x460.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pangboche comes into view. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3165\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3165\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.14.02XPM-800x479.jpg\" alt=\"A righteous hairpin turn puts us on final approach to Phortse. Ama Dablam in the left skylight. Total flying time from Namche: 6 minutes. (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.14.02XPM-800x479.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.14.02XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.14.02XPM-660x395.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.14.02XPM-768x460.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A righteous hairpin turn puts us on final approach to Phortse. Ama Dablam in the left skylight. Total flying time from Namche: 6 minutes. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3166\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3166\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3166\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.18.50XPM-800x478.jpg\" alt=\"Figuring out the load situation on the ground in Phortse for moving us higher..... (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.18.50XPM-800x478.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.18.50XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.18.50XPM-660x394.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.18.50XPM-768x459.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figuring out the load situation on the ground in Phortse for moving us higher&#8230;.. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3167\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3167\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.26.35XPM-800x478.jpg\" alt=\"We went with me, Nicky, and all the packs. Check out Nicky's crossed fingers in the window. Can't hurt.... (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.26.35XPM-800x478.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.26.35XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.26.35XPM-660x394.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.26.35XPM-768x459.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We went with me, Nicky, and all the packs. Check out Nicky&#8217;s crossed fingers in the window. Can&#8217;t hurt&#8230;. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3168\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3168\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.27.53XPM-800x478.jpg\" alt=\"The Imja Khola, the river that runs through Phortse. Lobuche in the distance at the top of the valley. (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.27.53XPM-800x478.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.27.53XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.27.53XPM-660x394.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.27.53XPM-768x459.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Imja Khola, the river that runs through Phortse. Lobuche in the distance at the top of the valley. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3169\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3169\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.29.23XPM-800x478.jpg\" alt=\"The hamlet of Dukla, where the Khumbu Valley makes a dogleg to the right. (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.29.23XPM-800x478.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.29.23XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.29.23XPM-660x394.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.29.23XPM-768x459.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The hamlet of Dukla, where the Khumbu Valley makes a dogleg to the right. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3170\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3170\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3170\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.29.55XPM-800x478.jpg\" alt=\"The chortens at Dukla, barely visible as a line of stone pillars, each a memorial to a fallen climber. (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.29.55XPM-800x478.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.29.55XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.29.55XPM-660x394.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.29.55XPM-768x459.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The chortens at Dukla, barely visible as a line of stone pillars, each a memorial to a fallen climber. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3171\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3171\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.32.17XPM-800x478.jpg\" alt=\"Approaching the Khumbu Glacier proper. Pumori in the left skylight. (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.32.17XPM-800x478.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.32.17XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.32.17XPM-660x394.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.32.17XPM-768x459.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Approaching the Khumbu Glacier proper. Pumori in the left skylight. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3181\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3181\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3181\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160510_094726632_HDRXX1X-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Nicky recording me recording her.  What is wrong with us?  Still, cool photo!  (Photo: Nicky Lowry).  \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160510_094726632_HDRXX1X-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160510_094726632_HDRXX1X-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160510_094726632_HDRXX1X-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160510_094726632_HDRXX1X-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160510_094726632_HDRXX1X.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicky recording me recording her. What is wrong with us? Still, cool photo! (Photo: Nicky Lowry).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3172\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3172\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.32.34XPM-800x478.jpg\" alt=\"Fearsome face of Nuptse. Oh, how I missed you. (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.32.34XPM-800x478.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.32.34XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.32.34XPM-660x394.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.32.34XPM-768x459.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fearsome face of Nuptse. Oh, how I missed you. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3173\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3173\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3173\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.33.50XPM-800x478.jpg\" alt=\"Here we go. Home again. (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.33.50XPM-800x478.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.33.50XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.33.50XPM-660x394.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.33.50XPM-768x459.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here we go. Home again. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3174\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3174\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.34.42XPM-800x478.jpg\" alt=\"IMG EBC sits atop this small hill, at the edge of a sinkhole crater. (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.34.42XPM-800x478.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.34.42XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.34.42XPM-660x394.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.34.42XPM-768x459.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IMG EBC sits atop this small hill, at the edge of a sinkhole crater. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3175\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3175\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.37.21XPM-800x478.jpg\" alt=\"Touchdown, smooth as can be, on the helipad. Nice. (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.37.21XPM-800x478.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.37.21XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.37.21XPM-660x394.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.37.21XPM-768x459.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Touchdown, smooth as can be, on the helipad. Nice. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3176\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3176\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3176\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.37.49XPM-800x478.jpg\" alt=\"Nicky hotfoots it out of the LZ in anticipation of our buddies' arrival. (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.37.49XPM-800x478.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.37.49XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.37.49XPM-660x394.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.37.49XPM-768x459.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicky hotfoots it out of the LZ in anticipation of our buddies&#8217; arrival. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3177\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3177\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.38.32XPM-800x478.jpg\" alt=\"There they are.... (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.38.32XPM-800x478.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.38.32XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.38.32XPM-660x394.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.38.32XPM-768x459.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There they are&#8230;. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3178\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3178\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3178\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.39.53XPM-800x478.jpg\" alt=\"Bob strolls off the bird, no problem. (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.39.53XPM-800x478.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.39.53XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.39.53XPM-660x394.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.39.53XPM-768x459.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bob strolls off the bird, no problem. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3179\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3179\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3179\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.41.31XPM-800x478.jpg\" alt=\"Emily is so stoked... no surprise. (GoPro Screenshot)\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.41.31XPM-800x478.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.41.31XPM-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.41.31XPM-660x394.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ScreenXShotX2016-05-13XatX2.41.31XPM-768x459.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emily is so stoked&#8230; no surprise. (GoPro Screenshot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">It feels great to be back here.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Very reassuring to be with the rest of the team, and enjoyable to catch up with them.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>A big snowstorm had moved through the evening of 5-9-16, so when we landed everything was cloaked in pure, beautiful white snow.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Everything seemed to be new again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But, the mountain was not ready to welcome us back.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Climbing Everest involves knowing everything you can about weather conditions aloft\u2026 Remember, the summit touches the jet stream, if it is in the neighborhood, and summit winds above 50 knots per hour are not unusual.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>That is just not safe (and not fun) for us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Usually we climb when the jet stream pitches up north of the mountain, in response to high pressure air masses over the Bay of Bengal.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>As of now, the jet stream is still making that migration north, and will soon touch the summit again.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We simply do not know when conditions will be favorable for a summit attempt, but I assure you we will not leave EBC until the forecasts look good. Not for a window lasting for a few hours, but truly good and solid and safe. Our leadership here is the best in the business\u2014Ang Jangbu and Greg Vernovage know exactly what they are doing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Our guides<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Justin Merle and Emily Johnston are superb and champing at the bit.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Our Sherpa climbing partners are simply phenomenal, not only hyper-strong but also endlessly cheerful and helpful and optimistic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You will read about others having summited\u00a0already, or summiting before we go up there.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We are genuinely happy for them.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Everyone has a slightly different formula they use to decide when to pull the trigger.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I am very, very happy with IMG\u2019s formula.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">So\u2026 we wait.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We eat.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We hydrate.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We sleep.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We walk.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We shower.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We watch the avalanches thunder down Nuptse.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We listen to the glacier creak and groan beneath our tents.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 We dream of hitting the drones with stones&#8211;or worse. \u00a0<\/span>We repeat the process.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Day after day.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>For as long as it takes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Cabin fever is a real risk, but the view really does help.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 Only a handful of people will ever get to live here, even if briefly. \u00a0<\/span>And, we greatly appreciate your email messages, etc.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Thank goodness we have robust net access\u2026. this allows me to keep in close touch with home,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>which is like a boost to my soul every time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I am fit and well\u2026 just the tiniest amount of sinus discharge, and a rare dry cough a couple of times per day.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>My chest wall is almost pain free.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>My legs are thin (I have probably lost 20 pounds so far), but still strong.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It does not get to look any better than this.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>If we can keep our focus, and stay on target, we will be ready to move up the mountain when conditions are ripe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Wish I could tell you when that will happen.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I can\u2019t\u2026 both because the weather changes all the time, and because we do not broadcast our departure plans.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>As a leader in the field, IMG\u2019s every move is scrutinized by the competition, and if other teams know we are going up, it could trigger a stampede of sorts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Thus, this may well be my last blog entry for the next couple of weeks.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Know that we are all well here, and all raring to go.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>If things happen as we anticipate, I will send a message from the summit, and then again when we are safely down.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Please follow the IMG blog for details, it is a great source of info.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">And\u2026 thanks for following us.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I just got some statistics on the blog, and was stunned to see that almost 3,000 people are following it\u2014that is amazing, and far exceeds the 25 folks I would have predicted.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Your interest and support are golden to us, I assure you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Concept of the day: <em>Stay the Course!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5-10-16 through&#8230;? 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