Saturday, 26 April 2014 The deep tones of yak bells woke us this morning, as the animals moved into camp. Yaks are the trucks of the Khumbu. Their dense bodies...

Friday, 25 April 2014 Yesterday, Steve and Martin walked down to Pangboche. This morning, Barbara, Shane and Jeff followed suit. Although the walk up to EBC took us more than...

Sunday, 27 April 2014 Today was inventory day. Nima Tashi's home in Pangboche doubles as Jim's Khumbu warehouse. Although I inventoried most of the boxes and barrels coming down from...

Wednesday, 23 April 2014<br /><br />Barbara returned to camp this afternoon, after a successful summit of Lobuche East (20,000+ ft). Her presence brightened an otherwise glum mood in camp.<br /><br...

Tuesday, 22 April 2014 Our day started with splendid news. Barbara and Nima Tashi successfully reached the summit of Lobuche East at around 8:30 a.m., after an alpine start to the...

Tuesday, 22 April 2014 Many people have asked how to offer support to the Sherpas killed or injured in the 18 May 2014 disaster. We strongly encourage you to consider...

Monday, 21 April 2014 Today was bright and sunny. This means three things: we are going to be comfortably warm, our solar panels will charge the batteries (yay!), and the ice...

Sunday, 20 April 2014 Scott played the role of the Easter Bunny this morning, delivering chocolates to everyone's place in the dining tent. Later today, we are having ham with sauerkraut...

Saturday, 19 April 2014 While sun greeted us most mornings of our trip, this morning's sky was pewter gray. It seemed to appropriately reflect the pall over all the groups in...

Friday, 18 April 2014 About 6:30 a.m., a large booming woke us up. It was a huge avalanche that broke loose above the Khumbu Icefall. The timing was especially bad...