ipadio: Matthew’s Everest Dispatch – 5th phonecast
Posted on: 23/04/2012 /
Categories: Everest, Expeditions
Category : Everest
It is great to be at Everest Base Camp amidst the most wonderful sight of the most difficult climb before us. My kit has finally arrived from Katmandu but I would hate to start wearing some clean pants at such an early stage in the expedition! We are all eating and more importantly remaining hydrated
As I hear my Mums voice say ‘are you nearly there yet’? It reminds me of the countless journeys that we embarked upon in the past when I subjected her to a similar question thousands of times. Was this repay or simple curiosity? I was happy to answer this time Yes I have arrived at
Since leaving Namche 2 days ago the first view of Everest was breathtaking. The group continue to acclimatize at varying paces resulting in some members of the group moving towards Chhukhung and our next plan is to trek towards Deboche at 4410 mtrs. Plans do change frequently but ultimately we are moving upwards! We are
Since my last blog I have certainly travelled a few miles to reach the point at which I am able to relay the following news about what has happened so far… now if a journey was predictable it would not be worth writing a blog about. In this instance I am pleased to let everyone
My last post was over a month ago, and it detailed the crazy winter weather I experienced whilst training for a potential Everest expedition. I went to Aberdeen for a climbing trip at the end of February, and although we expected snow, we actually found ourselves climbing on sun-baked rocks on the sea cliffs. This
So, after getting back from Scotland a week ago, I’ve been pretty busy. Catching up on uni work in particular, headed up by the infamous dissertation, and designing a presentation on ‘strength training: hypertrophy or hyperplasia’ for anyone remotely interested. Then there’s the matter of getting the 6 week study on beta alanine and bicarb
Just a quick blog to detail my equipment sponsors for my Mount Everest expedition in 2012. These sponsors have very kindly donated equipment to my expedition. I am very grateful for their support, especially as most expeditions in this day and age are reliant on their sponsors, and my expedition is no different. I hope to
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