Made the ~7hr walk down to Pheriche at ~14,000ft yesterday. A head-wind and snow (none on the ground) in my face the whole way. Met some interesting people at the […]
Safe at Camp II!
Hello SWEETFCers, Kelly here with an update from Seth: he made it across the ice fall to Camp I, then continued straight on up to Camp II where he is […]
Heading to Pheriche? Getting High(er)?
Just about one week at base camp and I’m actually making plans to head south for a few days to Pheriche to visit the high altitude medicine clinic there and […]
Settling in at Base Camp
Hi all, I’m keeping this short and then will (maybe) come back and edit more as most of my internet connections to date have been lousy with updates lost to […]
Onwards to Everest?
Not sure where to start…Right now I am in Namche Bazaar which is around 11,200ft and is basically the last stop for ‘modern’ conveniences – before trekkers and climbers head […]
Back in Kathmandu!
Made it back to Kathmandu early this Sunday morning (Late Saturday evening in the States). What a long strange trip it has been! A huge thanks to Dorjee Sherpa’s company […]
From Deboche (3,820m)
All is well. Bit cold and misty. SPOT GPS messenger is not working well. Sat phone works though. Currently in Deboche and all is well.Truly last internet connection as sat […]
Onwards to Imja Tse (Island Peak)
Once again only a few min to write and this keyboard is terrible. We had quite the bus ride back to Kathmandu on Friday. Students were happy to arrive back […]
Soaring Eagle 50k, Misc, and Nepal
Life’s been busy since Western States. My condo closed on 8/8 without event and I moved just about everything into storage while still hobbling around. Managed to get my promotion […]