Base Camp Life
It takes a few days to really appreciate the life at Base Camp. Once you arrive, there is the buzz of meeting […]
Month: September 2007
Finally: Shisha Pangma Base Camp!!
We made it! We left Shegar around nine for the last leg of our journey to BC. It was a great leg! […]
From Tourist to Climbers
Today’s, September 7th, drive from Shigatse to Shegar can be characterized as speed up, slow down. While the Chinese have invested tens […]
The Friendship Highway: Shigatse
Yesterday, September 6th, was a travel day towards Base Camp. We left Lhasa around 9:00 AM taking the paved Friendship Highway to […]
To hear this Shisha Pangma
To hear this Shisha Pangma 2007 audio dispatch, just click on the play button. Thanks for listening and following me on The […]
Lhasa: a city of multiple faces
Another great day in Lhasa. After a rainy night the air was cool and fresh as we left for our last day […]
The Potala, Home of the Dalai Lamas
What a day! This is why I wanted to come to Lhasa. We made two visits to scared places: Norbulingka, the summer […]
Special Announcement: The Rest of Everest interviews Alan
Just before I left for Nepal and Tibet, I was interviewed about my Road Back to Mount Everest: Memories are Everything. Jon […]
Lhasa, Tibet
We made it to Lhasa! After an early morning start we made the short trip to the Kathmandu airport for our 10:30 […]
What Time Is It, anyway??
Kathmandu! What a city. After leaving Colorado early Thursday morning, salve I finally arrived in this wonderful city. Nothing has changed. The […]