Not this time
Basecamp Back in basecamp and have to report that I was unsuccessful. What started out as a good day turned into one of the strongest wind storms I've experienced and ended the attempt within a few hours of starting. After…
Summit attempt
Basecamp And so its time. Sitting alone in my basecamp, I think I may be the only climber still at the base of the north side of the mountain. The first summits from this side were achieved this morning as…
Basecamp again
everest basecamp north side Back in basecamp again after poor weather prevented me from reaching camp 2 at 7600 metres. After walking back up the glacier to abc, I took a planned rest day but then took another as high…
in basecamp, leaving basecamp
basecamp Everest north side Have been in basecamp for a few days but unable to get onto the net, as bad weather has kept the power Gods hidden until now. Had a good acclimatisation trip to the lower slopes of…
Happy Easter all
The last few days have been spent sorting equipment and preparing loads for the yaks to take to advance basecamp (abc). Some yaks moved up yesterday and some more will go tomorrow. In my spare time I've been climbing a…
In basecamp
Arrived in Everest basecamp two days ago and have been setting up camp and getting into expedition mode since then. The drive from Kathmandu was uneventful and it was a pleasant surprise to find that the Chinese Tibet Mountaineering Association…
2011 – let the games begin
Greetings, this is the first despatch from my 2011 expedition(s). Sitting in my hotel in Kathmandu before heading into Tibet later today or first thing tomorrow. Big plans for this season; firstly a solo, oxygenless climb on the north side…
Expedition complete.
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…
The details.
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…