Honoured to be invited by the Australia Day Council to be the Australia Day Ambassador to the Waringah Shire in Sydney on Australia Day 2010.. It was a big event with numerous high achieving Australians receiving recognition for their contribution…
Now in Kathmandu sorting, cleaning and repairing equipment before finding a flight back to Australia and the 'real world' (?). Neil and I are still pretty tired and the stairs at the hotel are a challenge in themselves but its…
Sorry for being out of contact. Since our summit day the weather has been appalling with consequent lack of solar power. Based on the forecast and our reading of conditions, Neil and I decided to try for a summit on…
Back into ABC on Friday afternoon after a worthwhile acclimatisation climb to camp 2, where we slept for the night at 6750 metres. We deposited a tent, food, stoves, gas, rope and other climbing gear in readiness for our return…
The weather continues to hold at Shisha and our fingers remain crossed for more of the same. On the 20th, Kinga and I climbed to camp 1 at 6250 metres. It was a blisteringly hot day and the hundreds of…
After a great puja ceremony yesterday we are itching to get onto the mountain. All have coughs and colds but the weather is excellent and not to be wasted. Neil made an equipment carry to camp 1 today and will…
Its that time again. Sitting in the Bangkok airport awaiting my connection to Kathmandu, I finally have time to write a quick despatch. Its the post monsoon season and I'm heading back to the hills. After putting off the expedition…
January 2009 With just Mt Shishapangma in Tibet to complete his 15 year odyssey to climb all the world’s 8000 metre mountains, Andrew is now preparing for what he hopes will be his final expedition in the Summit 8000 project. …