STORIES OF ADVENTURE

Everest/Lhotse Face

 

In May 2011, my dear friend Neal Beidleman and I attempted to climb Mt. Everest, with the objective of skiing the Lhotse Face – a skiing objective that challenged our skills at over 27,000 ft. On May 25, we summited Mt. Everest with perfect conditions.

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Blog Posts from Everest

Our Final Push to the Summit

by | May 25, 2011 | Blog, Everest | 4 Comments

Hey Everyone, I’m sitting here now in a hotel in Bangkok reflecting on the enormity of the last two months is somewhat overwhelming.  We summited just 5 days ago but already it seems somewhat far off. Our summit push was intense at times, yet spread over a...

Here We Go!

by | May 16, 2011 | Blog, Everest | 7 Comments

Exciting times here in the Mountain Trip Basecamp.  Today, after an exhaustive review of numerous weather forecasts and computer weather models, we have made the decision to go for it.  So here is the plan… we will leave for Camp II tomorrow morning at 4 am and...

We’re Back at Basecamp

by | May 13, 2011 | Blog, Everest | 2 Comments

I’m going to keep this report short, mainly because there is not much to say at this point.  We just got back to basecamp from 4 days down valley resting and eating in the small village of Dingboche.  It was great to recover a few thousand feet lower than...

Skiing the Lhotse Face

by | May 9, 2011 | Blog, Everest | 51 Comments

Namaste and greetings everyone! We are finally back down in Basecamp after our second rotation on the mountain.  We did six nights at Camp II, which is at 21,400′ and had excellent weather while we were up there acclimatizing.  The great thing about Camp II is...

Neal Beidleman’s Slideshow from Everest

by | Apr 29, 2011 | Blog, Everest | 2 Comments

Hey Everyone, Here are some photo’s shot by my partner, Neal Beidleman. Enjoy. Bill, Ephi and Chris topping out the icefall. Photo: Neal Beidleman Peering into a crack, Everest in the background. Photo: Neal Beidleman Dome at Camp 2. Photo: Neal Beidleman Lhotse...

This is what I live for. / DAV