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Author: Silvia Vasquez-Lavado

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Day 21 – A good day to descend and a somber remembrance

  • Post author:Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
  • Post published:April 26, 2016
  • Post category:Adventure/Everest/San Francisco/SF Girls/Summit/The Girls
  • Post comments:1,812 Comments

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…

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Day 20 – It’s really windy for a rescue.

  • Post author:Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
  • Post published:April 25, 2016
  • Post category:Adventure/Everest/San Francisco/SF Girls/The Girls
  • Post comments:517 Comments

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…

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Day 19 – Camp 2 and a walk into the Lhotse Wall

  • Post author:Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
  • Post published:April 24, 2016
  • Post category:Adventure/Everest/San Francisco/SF Girls/The Girls
  • Post comments:4,472 Comments

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…

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Day 18 – Camp 2 and It’s Cold!!!

  • Post author:Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
  • Post published:April 23, 2016
  • Post category:Adventure/Everest/San Francisco/SF Girls/The Girls
  • Post comments:161 Comments

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…

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Day 17 – Camp 1 and the Western Cwm!

  • Post author:Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
  • Post published:April 22, 2016
  • Post category:Adventure/Everest/San Francisco/SF Girls/The Girls
  • Post comments:1,722 Comments

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…

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Day 16 – Into Camp 1 via the Khumbu Icefall

  • Post author:Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
  • Post published:April 21, 2016
  • Post category:Adventure/Everest/San Francisco/SF Girls/The Girls
  • Post comments:2,199 Comments

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.…

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Day 14 – The Best View of Everest outside Everest!

  • Post author:Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
  • Post published:April 19, 2016
  • Post category:Adventure/Everest/San Francisco/SF Girls/Summit/The Girls
  • Post comments:1,975 Comments

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…

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Day 13 – A welcome into the Mountain and final arrival into Lukla

  • Post author:Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
  • Post published:April 18, 2016
  • Post category:Adventure/Everest/San Francisco/SF Girls/Summit/The Girls
  • Post comments:1,909 Comments

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…

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Day 12 – Remembering my Mama Telle!

  • Post author:Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
  • Post published:April 17, 2016
  • Post category:Adventure/Everest/San Francisco/SF Girls/Summit/The Girls
  • Post comments:359 Comments

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…

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Day 11 – A new start and ongoing transitions

  • Post author:Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
  • Post published:April 16, 2016
  • Post category:Adventure/Everest/San Francisco/SF Girls/Summit/The Girls
  • Post comments:288 Comments

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…

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