Himalayan Aerials Behind The Scenes Pt 3 Everest Base Camp
Posted on Nov 26, 2015 | Comments Off on Himalayan Aerials Behind The Scenes Pt 3 Everest Base Camp
Go behind the scenes with Jon Miller and his TurboAce Matrix E quadcopter drone to see just how the high altitude Himalayan Aerials were filmed as a team of photographers made their way to Everest in May 2014, one month to the day after the fatal avalanche in April 2014. Please subscribe to my The Rest of Everest channel here...
Dawa Yangzum Sherpa Nepal Earthquake Recovery Fundraiser
Posted on May 20, 2015 | Comments Off on Dawa Yangzum Sherpa Nepal Earthquake Recovery Fundraiser
Dawa Yangzum Sherpa presents her experiences summiting Everest & K2 in “Mountaineering as a Woman in Today’s World”, a Nepal Earthquake recovery fundraiser for The Maya Sherpa Project. On July 24th, 2014 Dawa Yangzum became one of only 18 women to ever summit 8,611 m (28,251 feet) K2 in Pakistan. This...
Himalayan Aerials Behind The Scenes Pt 2 Renjo La
Posted on Sep 25, 2014 | Comments Off on Himalayan Aerials Behind The Scenes Pt 2 Renjo La
Go behind the scenes with Jon Miller and his TurboAce Matrix E quadcopter drone to see just how the high altitude Himalayan Aerials were filmed as a team of photographers made their way to Everest in May 2014. Special thanks to Himalayan Workshops teammates Chris Marquardt, Hampus Haara and John Blitch for the behind the...
Himalayan Aerials Behind The Scenes Pt 1 Lungden
Posted on Sep 4, 2014 | Comments Off on Himalayan Aerials Behind The Scenes Pt 1 Lungden
Go behind the scenes with Jon Miller and his TurboAce Matrix E quadcopter drone to see just how the Himalayan Aerials were filmed as a team of photographers made their way to Everest in May 2014. Special thanks to Himalayan Workshops teammates Chris Marquardt, Hampus Haara and Joe Kraus for the behind the scenes footage in...
Flying A Drone At Everest – Himalayan Aerials
Posted on Jul 13, 2014 | Comments Off on Flying A Drone At Everest – Himalayan Aerials
World exclusive high altitude aerial cinematography with a remote controlled drone quadcopter with footage of Everest Base Camp, Khumbu Ice Fall, Cho La Pass, Renjo La Pass, Gokyo as well as flights over Kathmandu, Nepal. In May 2014, we trekked to Everest Base Camp in Nepal with two drones: a DJI Phantom and a TurboAce...
Bhutan 2014 Aerials Teaser
Posted on Jun 23, 2014 | Comments Off on Bhutan 2014 Aerials Teaser
A brief taste of some amazing footage we filmed while on a Spring 2014 tour of Bhutan by way of Kathmandu. Much more to come. Bhutan is an incredible country and documenting it from the air was a unique experience. What an honor to film there with so many friends on the 2014 Himalayan Workshops tour! Filmed entirely on a DJI...
Alan Arnette Presents Summiting Nepal’s Manaslu
Posted on Feb 4, 2014 | Comments Off on Alan Arnette Presents Summiting Nepal’s Manaslu
A fundraiser for dZi Foundation. To donate, please visit http://dzifoundation.org Fort Collins, Colorado resident Alan Arnette, 57, presents his September 2013 summit climb of Nepal’s Manaslu mountain (26,759’/8,156 meters). Manaslu is the world’s 8th highest mountain with a deadly reputation. Arnette trains...
Episode 197: Tales From The Tent
Posted on Nov 3, 2013 | Comments Off on Episode 197: Tales From The Tent
Waiting Out The Weather Part (K)2. Time begins to crawl to a standstill as the poor weather, rockfall and avalanche danger remains high across the entire route up K2. Brian Block decides to stay at base camp to continue resting up and recovering from his illness on Broad Peak while Fabrizio and some other combers decide to...
Episode 196: Welcome to K2
Posted on Oct 23, 2013 | Comments Off on Episode 196: Welcome to K2
Not Ideal. With the Broad Peak climb over, Brian and the rest of the team turn their focus to K2. The weather is glorious as they pack up camp, say goodbye to friends who were only intent on climbing Broad Peak and make the move up the valley to K2. It all looks to be smith sailing but K2 has other plans in store for the...
Episode 195: The Broad Peak Summit Push
Posted on Oct 14, 2013 | Comments Off on Episode 195: The Broad Peak Summit Push
WHOMP! Brian Block and the rest of the Field Touring Alpine team make their way to High Camp 3 above 24,000 feet on Broad Peak to prepare for the final push to the summit. Conditions look perfect and the weather is clear and calm. However, the experienced climbers know that not everything is what it seems. Jon Miller Total...
2014 Everest Trek & Bhutan Tour Announcement
Posted on Sep 5, 2013 | Comments Off on 2014 Everest Trek & Bhutan Tour Announcement
Are you a fan of The Rest of Everest and think it would be the adventure of a lifetime to visit Everest Base Camp yourself–and have the experience documented on the podcast? Well, then consider joining us as we return to Everest during the Spring 2014 climbing season! Chris Marquardt and I will once again be holding The...
Episode 194: Burning…Stuff
Posted on Aug 28, 2013 | Comments Off on Episode 194: Burning…Stuff
The Nuclear Option. Summit day on Broad Peak is almost here as Brian Block and the team descend back down to Base Camp for one last rest before heading back up for the top. To pass the time at BC, the guys decide to once again show the glamorous side of expedition climbing as they attend to the latrines which have become full...
Episode 193: Turn The Lightbulb, Pet The Dog
Posted on Aug 21, 2013 | Comments Off on Episode 193: Turn The Lightbulb, Pet The Dog
No One Is Immune From The Dance! After descending back to Broad Peak Base Camp to avoid some bad weather moving in, the team passes time making calzones and exploring other ways to entertain themselves while waiting for the weather forecast to improve. Everyone is ready for summit day…now they just need a good weather...
Episode 192: JENGA!
Posted on Aug 12, 2013 | Comments Off on Episode 192: JENGA!
If You Pour It, They Will Come. The Field Touring Alpine Broad Peak Team decides to hold an open house at BP base camp and share what’s remaining of their liquor cache with the other teams climbing the mountain. As a side note, if you mention that you are going to hold a party at base camp – with alcohol –...
Episode 191: Landing The MI-17
Posted on Jun 12, 2013 | Comments Off on Episode 191: Landing The MI-17
WHOMP WHOMP WHOMP WHOMP. In order to let the avalanche danger on Broad Peak settle down a bit, Brian and the rest of the team spend some quality time at their home-away-from-home; Base Camp. In addition to entertaining themselves with the familiar base camp electronics like iPods, DVD players and laptops…the team kicks...
Episode 190: 5 Dudes in a Tent
Posted on Jun 5, 2013 | Comments Off on Episode 190: 5 Dudes in a Tent
Tickling The Mountain. The warm-up to K2 continues as Brian and the rest of the Broad Peak team establish Camp 1 by setting up tents and caching gear. The glorious, sunny and windless days have ended and some bad weather descends on the climbers forcing them back to base camp for a few days. Although they’re able to...
Episode 189: Practice Makes Perfect
Posted on May 29, 2013 | Comments Off on Episode 189: Practice Makes Perfect
Before You Can Go Up, You Must Learn To Come Down. Guides Ben, Rob and Brian continue showing their clients “the ropes” with an ascending and descending fixed lines workshop beneath Broad Peak. The weather continues to be cloudy yet unusually warm and windless. It all feels very enjoyable, like spending an...
Episode 188: Throwing Rocks
Posted on May 22, 2013 | Comments Off on Episode 188: Throwing Rocks
The Climb Begins! Brian Block and several members of his large group have arrived at Broad Peak base camp and begin the initial stage of the long climb to the 8051m/26,414′ summit. The weather is unusually calm and warm and they take advantage of it by conducting a mini ascending and descending workshop for their...
Episode 187: Concordia
Posted on May 15, 2013 | Comments Off on Episode 187: Concordia
There She Is. The team is nearly finished with the approach trek to Broad Peak and K2 and finally reach the camp at Concordia. Concordia is a hub of sorts in the region as it sits at the confluence of the Baltoro Glacier and Godwin-Austen Glacier, between the base camps of several 8000m and 7000m peaks including K2 (8611m),...
Episode 186: Camp Urdukas
Posted on May 7, 2013 | Comments Off on Episode 186: Camp Urdukas
Hiking On The Baltoro Glacier. BIDOW! The approach trek to K2 and Broad Peak continues as Brian and team reach the extraordinarily beautiful camp at Urdukas. After a night in this amazing camp they continue on towards the next camp at Goro II. At times the trail system becomes complex and faded because there are so many paths...
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