Snowed in!
(Picture: Crampon fitted onto our mountaineering boots) Once again, our original plan for the day was waylaid by another bout of heavy snowfall. There seems to be no end in [...]
August 2007
A Sad Day… =(
(Picture: Setting off for Lake Camp with our dome-shaped dining tent in the background) This morning, we set off for an acclimatization climb yet again (there is simply no end [...]
Puja at ABC!
(Picture: Participants of the Puja throwing rice and tsampa flour...) This morning, we participated in a ritual we had heard and read so much about, the traditional “Puja” ceremony. The [...]
Arrival at Advanced Base Camp!
(Picture: river crossing en route to ABC) We're finally at Advanced Base Camp! At about 5,660m, our campsite is built on a ridge and it took us about 5 hours [...]
At the Chinese Base Camp…
(Picture: Descending from our acclimatization climb up to 5560m!) Today is the third day since our arrival at the Chinese Base Camp (4,870m). This campsite is situated on relatively open [...]
More Happenings from Tingri!
(Picture: Us at on a rock outcrop during our acclimatization climb) We had our third acclimation climb this morning, up a knoll a little way off from the lodge we [...]
We’re at Tingri!
(Picture: Recording Li Hui's O2 sat and heart rate) We have moved on, right on schedule to Tingri this morning after a 4-hr drive. Tingri, at a height of approximately [...]
Second Acclimatization Climb up to 4200m
(Picture: Descending back towards Nyalam) We had an early start on this morning's acclimatization climb up a high ridge to get more acclimatization training and also with the hopes of [...]
Greetings from Nyalam
(Picture: On summit ridge) Greetings from Nyalam! We are now at 3,655m and will be here for 2 nights until we move on to Tingri, the last 'town' before [...]
Hello from Zhangmu!
(Picture: Peh Gee setting up comms) Our mobile satellite modem works! We're uploading this from a tiny 5-person room in Zhangmu, Tibet. We crossed the border from Nepal into Tibet [...]