Over-The-Shoulder Boulder-Holder. Before leaving Askole for the beginning of the approach trek to Broad Peak and K2 the team turn their gear over to a large community of porters for transport up the Baltoro. Much like in Nepal...
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Get Ready to Jump! Now in Skardu, Brian and the rest of the 2010 Broad Peak and K2 team pack up and drive the rough road to Askole. This final inhabited town is the drop-off point for the approach trek into Base Camp. The road...
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Keep Your Eyes on the Road. The 2010 K2 & Broad Peak expedition begins in earnest as Brian Block arrives in Islamabad, Pakistan to meet his team and collect his gear. The team then begins the long journey to K2 & Broad...
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Beyond Everest. Today I am officially launching Season 6 of the show and so, as always, I think it’s best to give you an overview of what to expect. Over the past few years I’ve been able to show you the whole...
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Full Circle, Again. We’ve made it back to Kathamndu and have had our Team Dinner. Everyone’s clean, in high spirits and healthy. As always, it’s time for a little reflection. As I was sitting in Kathmandu just...
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Jill, Geoffrey, Monika. There’s just one episode left of Season 5, but before we get to that I’d like to show everyone some extra material. Throughout the trek Chris Marquardt filmed interviews with everyone one of...
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Stefan, Shakeel, Nicole, Chris. There’s just one episode left of Season 5, but before we get to that I’d like to show everyone some extra material. Throughout the trek Chris Marquardt filmed interviews with everyone...
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Damion, Jon, Christine, Kevin. There’s just one episode left of Season 5, but before we get to that I’d like to show everyone some extra material. Throughout the trek Chris Marquardt filmed interviews with everyone...
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Dave, Erin, Thilo, Roger. There’s just one episode left of Season 5, but before we get to that I’d like to show everyone some extra material. Throughout the trek Chris Marquardt filmed interviews with everyone one of...
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Cheers, Salud, Skål, Sláinte, Na Zdorovje, Pyunu Hos! Just a few more hours in Tibet before we head back to Nepal and close out this Everest Kangshung Face trek. Tonight we made it to Nyalam, a little town near the border...
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It’s All Downhill From Here. We reached the last of our high points on this Everest adventure this afternoon by topping out on Tong La. At 17,000 feet (5200m) it’s either the last high point or the first high point...
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A Lunar Landscape. We stopped for a “bio-break” along the Friendship Highway several hours after leaving Everest Base Camp. I think most people think of jagged peaks when they think of Tibet and the Everest region....
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Everest Evolution? Yesterday we finished the drive to Everest’s North Side and set up camp for a couple of nights at the Rongbuk Monastery. I’ve been here several times before and while the view looks the same (the...
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So Long Everest. See You Tomorrow. The descent from Langma La ended up being the last of the long-distance hiking on our Kangshung Face trek. It was supposed to be split up into two days but we were forced to do it all in one...
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Chivalry Is Not Dead. We packed up camp early this morning for the final ascent on our Kangshung Face trek: the push up Langma La, a 5400m (17,720 feet) pass that stood between us and the end of the trail. Luckily no one was...
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You Learn Something New Every Day. We may have visited Everest’s Kangshung Face, but the trek isn’t over. We still have to get home! Today we dismantled and left Camp Mango, my little home for half a week. The rest...
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NOT Anatomically Correct. The Team wakes to a surprise at Camp Teacup of a substantial amount of snow on the ground. In fact there’s so much snow that the departure for a return to Camp Mango is delayed by a few...
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Content Is King? The Team safely returns to Camp Teacup after spending the morning exploring Everest’s East Face Base Camp. They made such good time there was still an entire afternoon for lounging and relaxing…and...
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Resham Phiriri. The Team makes it to the incredibly scenic Kangshung Face Base Camp and are treated to a very unique experience: the entire East Face of Everest all to themselves! The weather is perfect and everyone is having a...
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A Bonus 8000m Peak. The team continues towards Everest’s East Face Base Camp below the Kangshung Face. Unexpectedly, they come face-to-face with Makalu, the 5th highest mountain in the world at 8481m or 27,825 feet. This...
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