A wake up call of 4am was in order with a departure time of 5:30am. Today we’ll be descending from Camp 2 back into Base Camp. An early start was…
The day started with an unexpected update on one of our teammates, Gavin, who had injured himself on the ribs prior to the arrival into Camp 2 and as his…
Though it was cold at night, sleeping through the evening was massively impacted due to the strong winds. By 3am the strength was so hard (80mph) it felt as if…
The evening in Camp 1 was quite cold and windy. Our wake up time would be 6am with a departure of 7:30am. By 7am the winds were so strong and…
Not having enough sleep and climbing through the night was enough to wipe me out completely. Our journey had been so exhausting that sleeping for the whole day was the…
A little delayed due to lack of connectivity, but a recap of the last week. And so finally here we have the opportunity of heading into Camp 1 of Mt.…
Today was our last rest day before our departure to Camp 1. Granted that this rest day wouldn’t be a lazy rest day. Today we’d hike up to Advanced Base…
Today was an exciting day for us at Base Camp. Mike and Dorjee ,our lead guides, will be leading us into the Khumbu ice fall for a real practice on…
I had a hard time sleeping through the night. Maybe the food from the evening before, or maybe the fact that is April 16th and the 3rd anniversary of my…
Wake up call and breakfast by 8am. My first night at Base Camp hadn’t been the greatest. It was extremely freezing cold and the rumbling sounds of avalanches kept me…