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Published on May 7, 2008

A new post is up: “Our flags fly!“

Published on May 7, 2008

The morning started with the pounding of drums, clashing of symbols and tooting of deep horns. A Puja blessing was… read more

Published on May 6, 2008

Published on May 6, 2008

You’ve never had anyone wait on you until you’ve been in the hands of the Sherpas. They are humanity’s servers…. read more

Published on May 4, 2008 | 2 Responses

We’re going down, down, down. We’ve reached our goal. And that is so hard for me to fathom that I… read more

Published on May 3, 2008 | 2 Responses

At 9 a.m. May 2nd in a cold and blithering wind although the sun had awaken the white painted peaks… read more

Published on May 3, 2008

After 48 hours of blackout, Audrey just sent me an email. She made it to Base Camp and is on… read more

Published on May 1, 2008

We reached 16,000 ft. yesterday afternoon as we crumbled into Lobuche, the sun brilliant on all the peaks . I… read more

Published on April 30, 2008

I’m parked in a modest lodge, protected from whipping winds, my body under two thick blankets and I’m scared. Oh,… read more

Published on April 29, 2008

Audrey informs me that this morning (Tuesday in Nepal) that she will be making the final push to Lobuche, Gorak… read more