Expedition Day 14: another hike touching a mid-point on Lhotse face to C3. It was -16C in the tent this morning, 6:15am breakfast - appetite still holds strong though my clothes are getting noticeably looser, march on in the cold morning shadow, getting to the … [Read more...]
Toasting Grit
Expedition Day 13: I celebrate today from C2 on Everest the birthdays of my parents - my late father's who would have turned 69 a few days ago and my mother's who is turning 70 tomorrow. They are - I now recognise - the origins of my grit. I may have not been an easiest … [Read more...]
Is VR experience a sound public policy choice?
I am writing this from the Everest's Camp 2 perched at an altitude of 6500m. In the past week I met at least three members of a filming crew collaborating with Endemol, a Dutch company that has given us the joy of The Big Brother TV reality show. Their job here on … [Read more...]
No Place Like Home
Day 11 of the #Everest2016 expedition: I get awakened from an 11 hour slumber by a shout: 'Wake up, Rob Smith is here'. I slowly open my eyes, collect my wits and crawl out of the tent. It's gorgeous morning with bright blue sky with no sign of last night's heavy … [Read more...]
Into Thin Air
1am - the alarm goes off. I ease my body out of the warm cocoon of the sleeping bag, slowly dress and head down to the mess tent. Oatmeal and toast. We eat breakfast in introspective silence. Not quite awake yet fully aware that 'this is it', a start of this … [Read more...]
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