Expedition Advice

True SPORTING HEROS in my life. As I said yesterday life on mt Everest affords you the time undivided to reflect on things that have shaped you as an individual and over the last few days I’ve done so unconsciously and sport for me has served me well, in times of darkness and disappear its…

24-25th April BACK IN BASE CAMP VERY SICK TONIGHT. OH HOW MT EVEREST CAN THROW YOU A CURVE BALL .. When you least expect it. So as you Know I arrived into ABC in great form and oh how that changed over night. I woke up yesterday the 24th ” I apologise to you all…

23th April from Interim camp 5700mts to Advance base camp 6445mts. Early morning rise 7am great night sleep. Breakfast this morning was very simple porraige &  black tea .. Today I’m feeling super and in great form (oh what 12hrs of good sleep can do for you). Leaving interim camp this morning it was approx…

Ok Folks got a little coverage today so I will update whats happening from the 22rd of April in separate postings. …………………………………………………………. SERIOUS TEST PHYSICALLY TODAY ON THE BODY FROM BC TO INTERIM CAMP AT 5700mts.—-22rd of April Last night was so cold in base-camp it was bordering unbearable & I couldn’t get a wink…

NIMA GOMBU my climbing Sherpa DID YOU KNOW !!!Greeting from my last night at base camp as were up at 6.30am and pushing for interim camp tomo night for one night stopover and pushing for advance base-camp the following day, Monday. Had a good nights sleep “it’s really important to bang in as many good…

SNOW AT BASE CAMP MAKING IT TOUGH TENTING TONIGHT Great nights sleep & Ive now a masters degree in how to successfully operate a pee bottle inside a sleeping bag in pitch black, because its so cold outside “-10 approx” you’d not dare attempt in fear of frost bite ..Hahaha Yes so good sleep up…

Greetings from 5300 mts basecamp & for those who want to google earth my exact location it’s 28.007569,86.859452 View Larger Map So early rise this morning 7am Chinese time pancakes & boiled eggs & hot black tea for breakfast and off we set for Everest base camp . The journey in to base camp was…