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Ted Wins the Lottery

The results are in, and the news is good. With nearly 350 people vying for some 150 or so spots in this year’s Hardrock 100, my odds of getting a number weren’t all that great. Well, the lottery was held today and I got in.  I suppose the hard part [...]

Ama Dablam Rewind – The Lukla Flying Experience

Having just passed through a rather porous security check, we stood on the tarmac of Lukla Airport and awaited our flight. It was the first clear morning in three days, and the planes which were reported to have departed Kathmandu, were headed our way. Eager for their arrival, we listened. They were our way [...]

Ama Dablam Rewind – The Camps: Pros & Cons

Dirk, Christy and I agreed- if we didn’t see a sleeping bag for a few weeks, we’d be just fine. I say that because when you consider the different camps on the mountain, and their varying levels of comfort (or lack thereof), well, it’s just great to be home. Having a toilet is nice, too.

Let’s [...]

Ama Dablam Rewind – The Dablam Collapse

It was October 18th, nine days after arriving to Nepal, that we finished our trek and made it to basecamp. What a spot. The looming west face of the mountain frames the backdrop for the camp and the huge hanging snowfield just below the summit, known as the ‘dablam’ (loosely translated- pendant or charm [...]

Lucked Out In Lukla

As we suffer alongside the pool at the Hyatt Resort/Hotel in Kathmandu, waiting to fly home later today, we can’t help but think about how lucky we’ve been. Be it our health, the weather, the ever changing route conditions or Adrian and the sherpas efforts, it seems everything was going right for us. Well [...]

Wrapping Up

Though it has been five days since we’ve summited, there’s still quite a lot happening. We left basecamp yesterday after nearly three weeks there, and will be in Lukla tonight. If the weather holds we should be back at the hotel in Kathmandu tomorrow. We can’t wait to get into a new set of [...]