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May 24 – May 30: Conclusion of an Extraordinary Journey On May 24 a Jeep arrived around 8:00am and we got ready to leave Base Camp. It has been a good feeling to know that we are now moving back … Continue reading →

Finally, the Tibetans decided to fix the rope on May 20. Lhakpa made a decision to move on fast. We left ABC on May 18 and moved up to the North Col into Camp 1 at 7,060m/23,298ft. read more

May 11 – 17: Moving back up to Advanced Base Camp May 11 – 17: After having spent 10 days at the Base Camp, finally, on May 11 we walked uphill again 22km/13.75 miles to Advanced Base Camp at 6,400m/21,120ft. … Continue reading →

This is a short satellite phone update from ABC. We have been waiting here since May 12. The weather has been very windy on the top of Everest. read more

May 6 – 10, Getting ready for the final push May 6 – 8. Not much has changed during the last three days. We are still in Base Camp waiting for better weather and the robes getting fixed. There is … Continue reading →

April 29 – May 5 – Waiting for the next move up April 29 was a sad day. A Jeep drove up from Tingri to the Base Camp. Jim had packed all his equipment the day before, so he was … Continue reading →

April 19 – 28 – Meeting Mount Chomolungma and feeling its strengths We left Base Camp on April 19, at around 8:30am after our main gear had been loaded on the Yaks. The Yaks are, in my opinion, beautiful and … Continue reading →

April 15 – 18 – Getting ready at Base Camp Our first night at Base Camp was cold, based on the frozen water bottles in our tents the next morning. Well, this may have to be expected at that altitude … Continue reading →

April 12 – 14 – From Nyalam to Base Camp We left Nyalam in our mini bus on April 12 around 8:30am local time and drove deeper and higher into Tibet. It was a beautiful drive across a dry high … Continue reading →

April 9th to 11th – Trip to Chinese Base Camp We left Kathmandu around 8:00 am on April 9. All our expedition equipment was loaded into an old TATA bus and at the end there were only a few seats … Continue reading →