We started our journey to Camp 2 on Monday November 9th @ 10:21am. We made it to C2 at 2:30PM and spent the night. After eating and tea, we prepared our bags for our departure to summit at 10:30PM. After filling our water bottles, we set out around 11PM. It’s very windy. We were on … More Making it to Summit – Ama Dablam
Good Morning! After two rest days at camp, our plan is start the summit push. We’ll spend one night at Camp 1 and then 1/2 night at camp 2. Our start for camp 2 is at about 11:30PM. This should take a total of 3 days. There are a lot of climbers going up right … More Starting the Summit Push
Today is a rest day. I’ll be washing clothes, taking a bucket shower and chasing yaks! I’ll visit other climbers and drink rum with the cooks. We checked the weather for Ama Dablam on November 10th and 11th. As of right now, the winds will be between 35-45mph (56-65kmh). I wish the winds would die … More Chasing Yaks
We started from Camp 1 to Camp 2 today and then made it back down the base camp in 9 hours. The climb from C1 to C2 was on a jagged knife ridge. Camp 2 is a class 5 rock climb on some solid rock. We dropped off gear for summit day to include down … More Climbing to Camp 2
Good Morning! It is 8:45am GMT +5 on November 4th, 2021. Today is the beginning of our acclimatization hike to Camp 1. This should take 6-6.5 hours. We will be stashing gear there for our summit push. I’m feeling good and excited to start hiking up the mountain. I can see people summiting right now … More Heading to Camp 1
Good morning from base camp! Today is a rest day (for real this time). We will not advance to the mountain. After breakfast I will work on some breathing. Exercise and meditation is critical for this journey. The key during rest days is to focus on keeping your health and energy through hygiene and eating … More Good Morning from Base Camp
October 30 – November 1, 2021 On Wednesday Nov 1st at 9am GMT +5:45 I started my journey towards base camp. I’m ready to start my climb! At 5:45PM we reached base camp. It is only me here at our camp. I have 2 cooks, a huge tent, a dining tent, but I eat in … More Getting to Base Camp
Yesterday (Wednesday October 27, 2021) we flew from Katmandu to Lukla. We had tea in Lula at Pasang Dava’s mother’s tea house and walked 3 hours just past Pakding to Konge Peak Guest ouse where we spent the night. I made friends with Tenzing, who was the lead for the rope fixing team up to … More Starting My Journey to Climb Ama Dablam
Wondering what to pack on a climb to Ama Dablam? Here is a list of what I’ll be taking on month long journey.
After Demons, people started to ask ‘what does it feel like and what are the emotions when you’re up in the mountains, looking down at the world and climbing so high? Do you have a sense of fear that overtakes you or are you just crazy?’
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