Camp 2 - 6377meters; 20,917feet   
19 April 2005

Camp 2 - 6377meters; 20,917feet

The crew is learning what it means to have to fend for themselves at this high elevation. This morning I woke everyone up around 6:30 am so

Rest Day at Camp 1   
18 April 2005

Rest Day at Camp 1

Today we spent the day lounging around trying to recuperate after our trip through he icefall yesterday. It took more out of everyone than they imagined

Camp 1   
17April 2005

Camp 1

Today was the teams first real adventure on Mt. Everest. The trip through the icefall went smoothly. We will make a total of three trips through this maze of jumbled

Icefall Training   
16 April 2005

Icefall Training

I?m trying to come up with the best example to describe how awkward walking across an aluminum ladder is while wearing crampons. Drawing on personal exper

Life at Base Camp   
15 April 2005

Life at Base Camp

The stress of waking up is almost overwhelming. As if laying in your 80 degree tent with nothing to do for the next 24 hours isn?t too much to handle, yo

11-14 April 2005 Base Camp   
11 April 2005

Lobuche to Everest Base camp

We did most of our acclimatizing in Chukung so we were able to keep moving on to Base Camp after only one night in Lobuche. The group is eager

11-14 April 2005 Base Camp   
11 April 2005

Lobuche to Everest Base camp

We did most of our acclimatizing in Chukung so we were able to keep moving on to Base Camp after only one night in Lobuche. The group is eager

Lobuche - 4,950m [16,240 ft]   
10 April 2005

Lobuche - 4,950m [16,240 ft]

Howdy world!
This morning we took our frozen laundry off the line in Chukung, packed up our duffle bags to give to our newly employed Yaks