At 2am on 11th of May, we walked out of EBC aiming to summit Everest on May 15th. I had no sleep that night anxiously thinking of what laid ahead. Two hours into the icefall journey at about 4am we were stalled by a badly broken ladder. That marked a freezing 4 hour long … [Read more...]
Expedition Journal
Known Unknowns
Tomorrow morning at 2am we will be leaving Everest basecamp for our final summit push. We know the routine: a silent breakfast, reflective pause at the stupa, headlight on followed by a 7 hour trip to C2. Our mantra over the next 4 days will be to conserve our energy by … [Read more...]
From the Arctic to the Sahara
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...]
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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