Life at Base Camp    10 September 2005
Hi folks from a snowy afternoon at base camp. It is really coming down right now! Need I say that our first night at this new altitude (5600m) did result in some members suffering from high altitude h

Chinese Base Camp to Interim Camp to BC    9 September 2005
Hello Everyone, this is Mark and the Team at Advanced Base Camp, 5600m. It's great to be here, with most of our gear intact from the Yak cargo trafficking. We arrived into camp around 1pm after th

Acclimatization day at Chinese Base Camp    7 September 2005
Today's rest day at Chinese Base Camp started with a hot towel and bed tea courtesy of our Sherpa staff. Everyone welcomed the first truly blue day we have had in Tibet and the fantastic mountain

More photos to...    6 September 2005
...share with you! Some pictures from our acclimatisation hike, and local sights.

Photos by Mark Sedon

Chinese Base Camp, 4900m    6 September 2005
At last we made the road end!! After three hours drive we are now at what is known as Chinese Base Camp and although the road continues, we will walk from here after two nights at this elevation. It w

New Tingri    5 September 2005
Hi again from 4300m in the town of New Tingri. The group climbed a small peak near town, above an old Monastery called Shegar Dzong. It was a steep climb, but we were all glad to be out in the fresh a

Shigatse to New Tingri    4 September 2005
The early hours of September 4th started with a tremendous thunderstorm and torrential rain. In contrast to yesterdays smooth fast drive on a sealed road today was the complete opposite; 300km of unse

Road to Shigatse    3 September 2005
We hit the road this morning for the four hour drive to Shigatse at 3900m and the second largest city in Tibet. Our bus was traded in for three Landcruisers and the drive was very interesting followin