From a series of dispatches from the Alpine Ascents 2007 Everest Expedition team. Hello friends, family and loved ones, Our acclimatizing is going well as our bodies adapt to the rarified atmosphere of 5,300 meters. So today we put our skills to the test on the glacier very near to our camp. Team members work […]

From a series of dispatches from the Alpine Ascents 2007 Everest Expedition team. Today was a pretty restful Sunday at Basecamp. We are continuing to settle in and get all the tents up and working out radios and other gadgets that go along with a two month long expedition. This morning many of the team […]

From a series of dispatches from the Alpine Ascents 2007 Everest Expedition team. Well we are back at it again after a short hiatus. Hopefully that will have been the last of the breaks in the cybercasts. It’s the evening of the 14th of April and we are here in BC. Our staff chose a […]

From a series of dispatches from the Alpine Ascents 2007 Everest Expedition team. We’ve just arrived here in Lobuche and decided we would send along the old dispatches that didn’t make it while our communications were down. So here they are. Tomorrow early we’re off to Base Camp and we’ll be in touch from there. […]

From a series of dispatches from the Alpine Ascents 2007 Everest Expedition team. Just a quick note that our system is up and running again. Tonight we will post some old cybercasts as well. It’s 6:45 am and we’re off this morning to Lobuche. The team is healthy and we will be in touch tonight. […]

From a series of dispatches from the Alpine Ascents 2007 Everest Expedition team. Hello Everyone, The team is experiencing some satellite connection difficulties today. They are currently in Pheriche and will resume regular dispatches soon. The Staff of Alpine Ascents

From a series of dispatches from the Alpine Ascents 2007 Everest Expedition team. Namaste friends, family and loved ones, Sleep is coming easier now that the team is adjusting to the rarified atmosphere. Of course, sleeping in the home of the most accomplished Everest climber in the world may help to put our minds at […]

From a series of dispatches from the Alpine Ascents 2007 Everest Expedition team. Tashi Delek from Thame! Today the trekkers and Bill are taking an “active rest day” in Namche with Pete and Ellie. They are visiting the Sherpa museum, taking hot showers, shopping and eating. The shopping in Namche is really nice as the […]

From a series of dispatches from the Alpine Ascents 2007 Everest Expedition team. A big hello again from Namche! Today we had another nice day in the ‘big city’ before heading out of here tomorrow. More hot showers and internet. I even had a dental appointment and had my teeth cleaned! Where are we again? […]

From a series of dispatches from the Alpine Ascents 2007 Everest Expedition team. Hello friends, family and loved ones, Up at the crack of dawn, we were treated to a wondrous sunrise over the high Himal. Most of us were already awake at 6 am due to our incomplete adjustment to Nepal time, so we […]