A Look at my Everest 2011 Gear
It is less than 3 few weeks until I leave and I have all my gear laid out on the floor. I like to stand and look at it for what seems like hours visualizing every section of the climb. I have my lists but I find it most useful to think through each section, […]
A Visual Tour of Everest
I often write about Everest but it takes a lot of words and sometimes, as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. So here are two “pictures” you might find interesting. The first is a short animation I created a while back showing the typical Everest south side expedition schedule. There is no […]
The Four Phases Of Everest
When I prepare for any big climb, ambulance I like to break it into parts and visualize each section. I try to consider what kind of weather I will experience – and worst case. I think about my mental state and what I will experience – and worst case. I consider things out of my […]
Decisions on Everest
Climbing Everest is a thousand tiny decisions and one major one. It all starts with the day you decide to climb – any mountain. As I always say, climbing is a sport you either immediately love or well, s let’s just say that some people never want to sleep in a tent again after that […]
Comparing the Routes of Everest
Climbers are packing their duffels, continuing their training and practicing their goodbyes. They leave for Kathmandu in about a month. By now they have researched and selected their route. Some on the north, ed others on the south. There are over 18 named routes on Everest and a couple that are still unclimbed. The vast […]
Flat Stanley and Dreams
The email from Ms. Hoy of Westchester Elementary School in Florida read: My class is a second grade class who is studying basic geography with the help of a character known as Flat Stanley. They colored Flat Stanley’s and sent him to places around the country but we do a virtual Stanley around the internet. […]
Everest 2011 Approaches
I know I am busy with my preparations for Everest in a little over a month and so are many others. There is a never ending series of tasks from planning to packing and of course training. I am pleased that I am making contact with many of my future teammates and fellow climbers. It […]
Everest 2011 Coverage Begins
It is that time of year to start looking at the spring 2011 Everest season. I will cover the shenanigans as usual but with a huge twist this year. I will actually be there climbing from the south side with International Mountain Guides (IMG) so the coverage will be a bit different – mostly my […]