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 home of the Dalai Lamas and the Potala, the winter home of the Dalai Lamas. Both places were inspirational and gave me new insight into the culture of the Tibetans and the Buddhist […]
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 flight on Air China to the capital of Tibet. I guess it is a commentary on modern times and Jamie’s organizational skills since our travels went quite smooth. The 2 hour flight on […]
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 last time I was here was in 2003 for Everest. The arrival at the airport was what I expected – organized chaos. I had checked my bags through from Denver to Kathmandu via […]
Leaving This Week for Shisha Pangma
Later this week, prescription I depart for Kathmandu to meet up with the rest of the team for our Shisha Pagma expedition. I am very excited about this climb for a number of reasons. First, see this is the second climb of The Road Back to Mt. Everest – Memories are Everything journey. Second my […]