Audio Dispatch from Mt. Everest
This is the latest audio dispatch live from Mt. Everest; the third of Alan's 7 Summits climbs. These climbs are to raise […]
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Wobbly Ladders to Camp 1
As I left my left my tent at 3:30 AM this morning, I could see the flames from the juniper boughs. Breakfast was a fast ordeal as was dressing, packing and a final gear review.With a handful of rice each, Kami and I passed through the smoke. He chanted…
Entering the Western Cwm
I leave for my first rotation to the high camps in about 12 hours. We will get up abut 3:00 AM for […]
Gurgeling at Everest Base Camp
“You don’t look good” said a teammate to me during Sunday’s dinner. We both laughed as I refuted his comment, > but […]
The Winds of Everest
I walked as far as I could today. OK,that sounded worse than I meant. I walked from my tent to the end of Everest Base Camp at the foot of the Khumbu Icefall.As I left the noise of stoves, music, movies and yak traffic; a sound etched deep in my memory…
A Puja for Climbing, A Call to Action
Ceremonies mark life. Many come with a birth of a child, ment a union of a couple or upon death. Today, we […]
Lobuche Summit: New Memories
A familiar sound – the ignition of the stoves – after the moon had set and the night was at the coldest […]
Audio Dispatch from Mt. Everest
This is the latest audio dispatch live from Mt. Everest; the third of Alan's 7 Summits climbs. These climbs are to raise […]
Urban Sprawl at Everest Base Camp
Everest Base Camp. What does this phrase evoke in your mind? Adventure, Tenzing & Hillary, mountaineering, “Into Thin Air”? No matter your […]
Everest Base Camp:
As we left the village of Lobuche, drugstore the trail was a mixture of rocks, dirt, and a few mud puddles. We […]