April 2008 - The Blog on alanarnette.com

The Blog on alanarnette.com

Climbing the World to End Alzheimer's

April 15, 2008December 15, 2012Everest, Everest 2008 Climb

Dispatches will resume in mid-May

April 12, 2008December 15, 2012Everest, Everest 2008 Climb

The Khumbu Icefall: Gatekeeper for Everest

The Khumbu Icefall – 2, 000 feet of moving ice – serves as the gateway to almost all routes on Everest’s south […]

April 10, 2008May 27, 2016Everest, Everest 2008 Climb

Pujas: A Mystery

The Lama said Thursday the 10th between 7:00 and 10:00 AM is for the Puja. OK – who would argue with that? […]

April 10, 2008December 15, 2012Everest, Everest 2008 Climb

Welcome To Base Camp

OK, try left side is . No, on my back. Right side – yes, that is it. Ugg, the crocodile roll begins. […]

April 8, 2008December 15, 2012Everest, Everest 2008 Climb

Everest Audio Dispatch: from the Summit of Kala Patar

Alan describes the views of Everest from the summit of Kala Patar and his feelings about the upcoming climb. To hear this […]

April 6, 2008May 27, 2016Everest, Everest 2008 Climb

A Father's Memory

The email read in part “can you see if his memorial is still there?” The trek to Base Camp takes you through […]

April 5, 2008December 12, 2016Everest, Everest 2008 Climb

Snow in the Trees

Somehow snow in the trees make for a nice start to the day. We woke up Friday morning to a gentle snowfall. […]

April 3, 2008December 8, 2016Everest, Everest 2008 Climb

Pens and Crayons

Her dark black hair was pulled back in a pony tail yet a few strand fell across her forehead as she looked […]

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