Biding our time.
Daily tasks occupy us in bc as people begin to accept the loss of friends on Dhaulagiri. In the meantime the waiting game continues. The weather at Annapurna continues to confound us, so we must be patient and await our…
Just another working week.
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…
1st attempt
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…
A lesson in mania
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…
No summit on Shisha
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…
Shishapangma ABC
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…
2007 news archive
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…
Shishapangma ABC
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…
Arrival in abc
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…