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The Everest Season Opener

Just passing along some recent good news. On May 5th Phurba Tashi, Dorjee and Nema, along with two sherpa from IMG and British climber David Tait, summited Mount Everest. Their efforts fixing the route to the 29,035 foot summit marks the first summits of the year and thus officially opens the route for the season [...]

Rock & Ice – The Photo Issue (and Related Controversy)

I think the photo annual is my favorite issue of a magazine. So it was pretty cool when Christy thumbed through the latest Rock & Ice – The Photo Issue, and stumbled across a familiar image in the ‘Everyman’s Exposed’ section. After a quick doubletake, she tossed the magazine over to me and there was the shot, of [...]

Ama Dablam Rewind – It’s in the Books

It’s official.
We don’t need the certificate as proof, but we do think it’s pretty cute that the government of Nepal takes the time to issue these.
I’m sure they’ll be cool to have somewhere down the road.
 Maybe the Colorado Mountain Club should issue certificates for 14er & 13er summits.
I’m sure the employees of the CMC are [...]

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 home.
Approaching [...]

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 review.
Basecamp ~15,000 [...]

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 box), [...]

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