Episode 050: May 22nd, Summit Day
Posted on Jun 28, 2007 | Comments Off on Episode 050: May 22nd, Summit Day
THE TOP. Everyone, it is with great pleasure and slightly misty eyes that I get to tell you that the team has made it to the top of Mount Everest and has safely descended to the comfort of their tent at Camp 4 (8300 meters)!!!!! They finally did it! It has taken so long to tell all of you this because the weather on the summit...
Episode 049: May 21st, Camp 4
Posted on Jun 21, 2007 | Comments Off on Episode 049: May 21st, Camp 4
“Ya Gotta Love Climbing!” Today the team is heading up to Camp 4 from Camp 3. This means they are firmly planting themselves into the famous “death zone.” Cue scary music. At least I think they’re heading up. Dawa and Boca Lama have yet to get in touch with anyone via radio. The tension around...
Episode 048: May 20th, Camp 3
Posted on Jun 14, 2007 | Comments Off on Episode 048: May 20th, Camp 3
What’s The Frequency Kenneth? I spent the morning today trying to get in touch with my friend Julian. His parents had contacted me and were terribly worried about him. I knew Ben, Lhawang and Lhakpa were alright, climbing between Camp 2 and Camp 3, so I thought I’d try to put Julian’s parents at ease. No...
Episode 047: Onward & Upward
Posted on Jun 5, 2007 | Comments Off on Episode 047: Onward & Upward
The Summit Push Begins. I tried and tried to get in touch via radio with Ben today, with no luck. As far as I know, the guys are heading up to 7900 meters today. This is all very disconcerting for me. I know that I can’t really do anything to help them, but I’d just really like to know where they are on the...
Episode 046: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Posted on May 30, 2007 | Comments Off on Episode 046: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
“We Got The Sh*t Kicked Out Of Us.” I finally spoke to Ben this evening at 5pm Nepali time. He was at ABC resting after getting pretty weather-beaten higher up on the mountain. However, he’s doing just fine and was even cracking some jokes with me. It was wonderful to hear Ben’s voice and know that...
Episode 045: The Russian Concert
Posted on May 24, 2007 | Comments Off on Episode 045: The Russian Concert
Does Anyone Know ‘Free Bird’? Tonight a bunch of us gathered at the St Petersburg camp and enjoyed an evening of music. It was one of those things. At first someone said they wished we had a guitar, then someone disappeared and returned with one. The rest is history. Who knew that so many Everest climbers are also...
Bonus Episode: LUNGevity Team Update
Posted on May 23, 2007 | Comments Off on Bonus Episode: LUNGevity Team Update
They Made It! This is just a quick Bonus episode to let everyone know that the LUNGevity team made the summit and are back down safely. At 12:40pm on May 23rd in Tibet Brian Oestrike and Justin Hewitt stood on the summit of Everest. It was a late summit in strong winds, but they made it and have at least made it down to Camp 2...
Episode 044: Predicting The Future
Posted on May 16, 2007 | Comments Off on Episode 044: Predicting The Future
Is The Window Opening? One of the specific terms that gets thrown around in Everest conversations at BC is “Weather Window”. This is referring to the coveted series of nice days where people will be safest to push to the summit. So far, that window has been stuck shut. Over the past couple of weeks climbers have...
Episode 043: 20,000 Leagues Above The Sea
Posted on May 9, 2007 | Comments Off on Episode 043: 20,000 Leagues Above The Sea
Bob’s Your Uncle. Today I spent most of my time filming over at the Royal Navy and Royal Marines (RNRM) camp. What an amazing operation they have out here! They are a really good group of people and I’m proud to know them. Being a military expedition they have more resources than your average Everest team. That...
Episode 042: A Day In The Life
Posted on May 2, 2007 | Comments Off on Episode 042: A Day In The Life
Stone Throne. Many people have asked: When you’re in the wilderness for months at a time, what’s the toilet situation like at Everest? Well, as I’ve said before, it’s better than you’d expect and worse than you’d imagine. After the windstorm the other week blew our toilet tent into the hole...
Bonus Episode: Tibet 2007 Teaser
Posted on Apr 25, 2007 | Comments Off on Bonus Episode: Tibet 2007 Teaser
Back From Everest! Well, we made it back in one piece. It was unbelievable to gaze on Everest with my own eyes again. Even better was the fact that I didn’t have to stay for another 2 months! Again, I was not returning to Everest to climb the mountain. I wanted to go back to meet up with other climbers who might not have...
Episode 041: “Our Town”
Posted on Mar 7, 2007 | Comments Off on Episode 041: “Our Town”
Miller, Party of Five? When I arrived at Everest I couldn’t get over how desolate it seemed to be here. More than a month later it feels like home. When you first step foot at Base Camp, you haven’t had proper time to acclimate to the altitude. It is over 17,000 feet after all. You have a headache, stomach ache,...
Episode 040: Another Reason For Everest
Posted on Feb 28, 2007 | Comments Off on Episode 040: Another Reason For Everest
Catholics, Protestants and Everest. Not long after enjoying some chicken over at the St Petersburg camp, I filmed an interview with my friend Richard. Richard is the head of the Northern Ireland team and they’ve got a pretty interesting hook to their expedition. Their team is composed of Catholics and Protestants and...
Episode 039: Reality TV Reality
Posted on Feb 20, 2007 | Comments Off on Episode 039: Reality TV Reality
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words. After the party was over we spent some quality time kicking back watching some TV. You know, most teams don’t think of taking a dozen television sets with them to Everest…but this wasn’t any camp! The Chinese camera men were very generous and allowed many of the climbers...
Bonus Episode: Wild Horses, Part 3
Posted on Feb 17, 2007 | Comments Off on Bonus Episode: Wild Horses, Part 3
The Changping Goa. Here is the last installment in a 3-part series covering Ben Clark’s October, 2006 climbing expedition in China. Ben and his climbing partner Josh Butson climbed several peaks in Sichuan province, one of which had been previously unclimbed. Enjoy this adventure from the far eastern Himalayas. This...
Episode 038: The Wrap Party
Posted on Feb 14, 2007 | Comments Off on Episode 038: The Wrap Party
Tastes Like Chicken. The live broadcast seems to have gone off without a hitch, but the propaganda continues. Immediately after the on-camera introductions everyone was corralled and photographed. In a way, it was very nice. It was cool to meet some climbers that I hadn’t met before. The Russian climbers from the St...
Bonus Episode: Wild Horses, Part 2
Posted on Feb 11, 2007 | Comments Off on Bonus Episode: Wild Horses, Part 2
First Ascent.Here is the second in a 3-part series covering Ben Clark’s October, 2006 climbing expedition in China. Ben and his climbing partner Josh Butson climbed several peaks in Sichuan province, one of which had been previously unclimbed. Enjoy this adventure from the far eastern Himalayas. This Expedition was...
Episode 037: Base Camp Broadcast
Posted on Feb 7, 2007 | Comments Off on Episode 037: Base Camp Broadcast
I Feel Slightly Used. Today I was a participant in the first live broadcast to China from the Chinese camp. CCTV Channel 1 is just a couple of hundred yards from our Nomad Expedition camp. This morning they kicked off a week of live broadcasts leading up to a potential live summit broadcast with their climbers on the 17th. The...
Bonus Episode: Wild Horses, Part 1
Posted on Feb 4, 2007 | Comments Off on Bonus Episode: Wild Horses, Part 1
Recent Adventures. Here is the first in a 3-part series covering Ben Clark’s October, 2006 climbing expedition in China. Ben and his climbing partner Josh Butson climbed several peaks in Sichuan province, one of which had been previously unclimbed. Enjoy this adventure from the far eastern Himalayas. This Expedition was...
Episode 036: The Highest Theater In The World
Posted on Jan 31, 2007 | Comments Off on Episode 036: The Highest Theater In The World
BC, DVD’s and RNRM. Today I was visited by Dave, a member of the Royal Navy/Royal Marines (RNRM) camp. He was curious if I could play DVD’s on my laptop. Well, of course I could, so he asked my if I would be interested in joining in a top-secret military operation. Now, I wasn’t exactly sure what he had in...
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