Back in basecamp again after a tough but reasonably successful week pushing the route out to camp 3. I climbed with the Spanish team direct to C2 on Monday but due to deep and dangerous snow conditions and further snowfall…
After 3 days resting and recovering in bc, from the climb on Shishapangma and quick trip to Annapurna, the weather here seems to be stabilizing (heard that before) but the plan now is to head up tomorrow to try and…
This update comes after a crazy couple of days moving from Shishapangma to Annapurna bc. Following the descent to Shisha bc, I packed all my equipment for subsequent transport to Kathmandu, save for a few essentials needed for Annapurna,including high…
Greetings. The attempt on Shishapangma's main summit did not go as planned. After climbing direct to camp 2 on the first day of the push, we continued up the mountain the following day but unfortunately my companions were too tired…
Hi again from Shishapangma ABC. Today is ANZAC day in Australia and New Zealand and my thoughts are with the commemorations taking place at home. As for our climb, we have spent 4 days in abc waiting for better weather…
February 2007 Andrew is gearing up for his next foray to the Himalaya on his journey to achieve Summit 8000. With his remaining summits being Makalu, Annapurna and Shishapangma Main, he hopes to attempt two of these mighty peaks in…
Hi from Shishapangma basecamp on a cold and snowy Monday morning. We returned to abc on Saturday after 3 days of hardwork and drama on the mountain. On the first day we climbed to camp 1 at 6450 metres, in…
We arrived yesterday in advance basecamp after a slow trip from Kathmandu ino Tibet, whilst our basecamp staff acclimatised. A lack of yaks meant we could only bring half of our equipment from basecamp, with the rest due to arrive…
It looks as though Shishapangma isn't going to happen this season, or at least not in the next few weeks, as the border to Tibet remains closed and the proposed opening date of 1 May now seems unlikely. For the…
