On the morning of April 30th we left Makalu's Camp 2 at 6600m to climb towards windblown sky through crevassed steep snow slope and rock band for our final acclimatisation. Zeb Revol and Dani had a plan to take a tiny Black Diamond tent to sleep at Makalu-La. Josh and I … [Read more...]
GRIT&ROCK Blog
Much like childbirth
Much like with childbirth, you wouldn't climb another 8,000m peak, if you failed to forget the trauma of conditioning for an ascent. Those interior tears that heal with time but when pulled again, they bring back fears of not making it and many questions of the raison-d'être … [Read more...]
Into Thin Air
Flying to Makalu's Advanced Base Camp set at an altitude of 5700m is surreal. It's like being dropped off at a snow-capped summit of Kilimanajaro. Our heli pilot with oxygen bottle attached to his nostrils turns around and asks whether we know where the ABC actually is. We … [Read more...]
Easter on Everest
Processions of yaks and somber men with heads covered in cloaks surrounded by awe-inspiring cathedrals. Long and tiring pilgrimage journey to see a miracle. Fiery gales that pick up stones and humans and throw them mercilessly to the ground. It was only fitting to return … [Read more...]
GRITTY MAKALU
I first saw MAKALU in a parking lot of the Chamonix's ice rink … As in red dilapidated sign adorning a grim grey building of ENSA's dormitory… Standing next to PUMORI, another scarface high-rise tower. I gathered it was a mountain... somewhere far. That was 8 years ago … [Read more...]
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