Day 41 – Part 1: And the real journey begins – NO SLEEP but lots of feelings!
It’s 11:30pm or according to my watch 23:30. I’m beyond overwhelmed, a hold onto my mother’s necklace, I pray to her to help me, to calm me down, to let…
Day 40 – A stunning surprise
Time to wake up! Today Sunday 15th, our wait time has officially began. The news of Mike from last evening, alerting that we almost departed that evening for a potential…
Day 39 – Weather, Weather, Whether?
Since Wednesday Summit from our brave and resilient Sherpa’s, the Mountain is semi-open for the rest of us to attempt up to the summit. The biggest challenge so far has…
Day 38 – A very slippery Kala Patthar
Per Mike’s (our expedition lead guide) suggestion into keeping my acclimatization and fitness by climbing a peak, today I’d be venturing to trek up to Kala Patthar. Kala Patthar is…
Day 37 – Snow, The Everest Diet and Searching for Mark’s Behind
As we patiently await the right weather window for us to depart into the higher camps, we are trying to recover all of our strength and rest before the intensity…
Day 36 – Cooking skills handy
During breakfast we got word that Dendi’s condition had improved once he landed in Kathmandu. He also had been released from the hospital and was already eager to return back…
Day 35 – Oxygen Training – a step closer
I slept well after tiring myself the day before. Today we’ll have our Oxygen training class and get at least the practice ready for that opportunity which hopefully will come…
Day 34 – A rocky Mother’s Day
Today was a bittersweet day, I got to celebrate Mother’s Day in front of the “Mother of the World” (The Tibetean word for Mt. Everest = Chomolungma which means Mother…
Happy Mother’s Day!!!
Special Mother's Day video from Everest Base Camp!
Day 33 – A massive improvement and electrical problems
Finally a massive improvement on my health. The Ginger water and its elements had helped an overnight improvement. Since Camp 2, my nose was no longer running as bad. This…
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