Everest Day 32, 16-May-2018: Relaxing in Everest Basecamp After being up high for several days, today it was really nice to just relax around Basecamp. Last night getting back to Basecamp after completing the Everest & Lhotse high double I was beyond tired. I was hoping to just crash and have a great night’s sleep but it was quite the …
Everest Update 9 of 10: Stop the Clock – New 7 Summits World Record (and Everest & Lhotse Double Summit)
Everest Day 30, 14-May-2018: Everest Summit! Everest Summit! Project 7in4 Complete!! New 7 Summits World Speed Record!!! What a day. I know it’s cliché but I’m actually lost for words. December 2014 I was lying in hospital with a broken neck. At that time I set myself the goal climbing the 7 Summits in under 4 months. Today, three and …
Everest Update 8 of 10: Weather Window Opening Up
Everest Day 28, 12-May-2018: Camp 2 to Camp 3 This morning we had a leisurely start at Camp 2. Had breakfast and hung around waiting for the latest weather forecast and latest news on rope fixing. There’s still nothing definitive but weather is looking better and there may be a chance of something happening in the coming days. So with …
Everest Update 7 of 10: False Start, Still Waiting….
Everest Day 26, 10-May-2018: Back up to Camp 2, But Still Waiting Today Jon and I came back up to Camp 2. The weather is forecast to improve in the coming days so we thought we’d come back up where we’re a bit closer to the action, better positioned for a summit push. However with strong winds persisting today the …
Everest Update 6 of 10: The Long Wait…
Everest Day 20, 04-May-2018: Day in Basecamp I was really hoping for an early Everest summit window but doesn’t look like it’s going to happen. Jon and I are acclimatised, fit* and ready to go. We just need things to come together with rope fixing and weather. Until then we’re playing the waiting game. Today was just spent in Basecamp. …
Everest Update 5 of 10: Nuptse Attempt
Everest Day 16, 30-Apr-2018: Back Up to Camp 2 This morning Jon, Tim and I set off from EBC a bit after 04:00. We headed back through the Khumbu Icefall and back up to Camp 2. With a few collapses and more movement in the Icefall the route isn’t as clean as it was when we first went through almost …
Everest Update 4 of 10: Good Times with the Project 7in4 Everest BC Trekking Team
Everest Day 11, 25-Apr-2018: Camp 2 to Basecamp to Dingboche This morning Jon and I woke up at Camp 2 just before 06:00, had a quick breakfast of Masala tea and boiled eggs then set off for Basecamp. We made great progress down the Western Cwm to Camp 1, but upon arriving at Camp 1 we heard there had been …
Everest Update 3 of 10: First Acclimatisation Rotation, up to Camp 3
Everest Day 8, 22-Apr-2018: Basecamp to Camp 1 This morning Jon and I set off from Basecamp just before 05:30 and headed up through the Khumbu Icefall to Camp 1. It took us just over 3.5hrs at a nice steady pace and with a moderately heavy pack. I’m trying to get all my camping gear, some food and high altitude …
Everest Update 2 of 10: Settling into Basecamp
Everest Day 4, 18-Apr-2018: Rest day with walk to Kala Pattar Today marked the 4th anniversary of the devastating 2014 icefall collapse so as a sign of respect to those who lost their lives we did not go up through the icefall today. Instead we had a rest day in basecamp. While we have been up and down to altitude …
Everest Update 1 of 10: Back in the Khumbu, Trek to Everest Basecamp
Everest Day 1, 15-Apr-2018: Kathmandu – Lukla – Namche It feels so good to be back in the Khumbu! After a few days rest in Kathmandu, today we got the small fixed wing flight up to Lukla (2800m). I’ve done that flight a number of times now but the landing on the short inclined runway is always fun. After a …