Thursday 10 May – Day 42- Return to base camp
Linda is now back at base camp having had another exhilarating helicopter ride…she now waits for the weather window…
2018 Everest/ Lhotse
Wednesday 9 May – Day 41
I woke up during the night to an amazing thunder and lightning storm. I looked out, saw my laundry still on the washing line and thought oh well, a final rinse lol. The day brought hot sunshine, this is probably the hottest day so far of the whole trip. My clothes dried quickly and I …
Tuesday 8 May – Day 40
Pretty uneventful but I manage to get a lovely hot shower in at my guesthouse and for lunch we go to Ang Gelu’s sisters house just down the Main Street here. It was really nice. We had Dahl bat, Craig had some Kukri rum with coke and I had a beer. Ang Gelu refuses to …
Monday 7th May – Day 39
It was so lovely to sleep in a bed last night. I also went out for chicken burger and chips and had a beer. Today I am going to have my hair washed in the little hair washing place. I’m not sure it lives up to the name salon but we’ll see. I’ll also have …
Sunday 6th May – Day 38
In the helicopter on our way down the valley The popcorn field we make our way through, around and over, up and down large chunks of snow and ice I wake early before 6am. We are supposed to have tea at 6, breakfast 6.30 and leave at 7. I can hear Congba’s alarm clock beeping from the …
Saturday 5th May – Day 37 – Climbing the Lhotse Face
Rappelling down the Lhotse face Climbing the Lhotse wallThumbs up Ang Gelu, im doing alright lol Me and Ang Gelu Woo Hoo I made it to Camp 3. Look how steep the background is where we are camped I wake early, it was a cold night. Rather uncomfortable. I go through the process of trying …
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Friday 4th May – Day 36 – Rest day
Our kitchen and dining room at Camp Two Chongba melting ice for water Me with Neema having porridge For breakfast I wake about 7am. I need to pee in my bottle. I get back inside my sleeping bag as it’s not that warm yet. By 8am the sun is on the tent. I shake the sides of …
Thursday 3rd May – Day 35 Base Camp direct to Camp 2
Even though we start the icefall in the dark, even when daylight comes the icefall remains in shadow for a long time when warmth falls in other places on the mountain. The icefall is very cold It was an early start for me. Up at 2.30 am, breakfast at 3, depart for camp 2 at …
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Weds 2 May – Day 34 – Bobs departure
After a few days of really cold wind from Tibet and snow we woke up to clear blue skies and the sound of helicopters flying. Bob’s chopper came at 6:45am. I gave him a big hug and he wished me good luck. Now it just feels so real and suddenly I feel nervous and a …
Tuesday 1 May – Day 33
So today is pretty uneventful. I’m due to start making my way up the hill again day after tomorrow. Bob was supposed to get helicopter down but by the time his insurance people had okayed it and received the paperwork, the weather had closed in down the valley and his chopper was stuck in Lukla …