Welcome to my Seven Summit blog. After Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, McKinley/Denali and Aconcagua this will be my fifth expedition. This time it will bring me from Kathmandu overland to the Chinese Base Camp in Tibet. We will cross the border into Tibet near Zhangmu and drive on to Tingri. Along the way we will do some acclimatization hikes and take some rest days. From Base Camp at 5,200m/17,000ft the expedition will start up the East Rongbuk glacier to Advanced Base Camp (ABC) at 6,400m/21,000ft. From there the real climb will start.
Please follow this blog if you are interested to learn more about the expedition in general and the progress made on an ongoing basis. I will try to provide you with updates as much as the conditions will permit. However, since we will be a small group of three climbers led by Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa and his team of local Sherpas, we will not have a huge communication infrastructure which you may find in many large expeditions. Nevertheless, I will be happy to share with you along the way my feelings and impressions as much as possible. It’s the journey, not the destination!