Too Much Information. We walked out of Lukla and left the infrastructure of modern life behind us. From here on out, there will be no roads and the only trains will be yak trains. How cool is that? At lunch today I gave the...
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The Gold Standard? We landed in Lukla, Nepal this morning and everyone was looking forward to seeing-and experiencing-the famous Lukla Airstrip. A quick flight to Lukla is the first stage of most treks to the South Side of...
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The Team Arrives. For the past 3 years I’ve been trying to show a more complete picture of what it’s like to visit Everest and the Himalayas. Now, with a bunch of my audience members standing around me here in...
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Back To Everest…Again. The highly anticipated season 4 of The Rest of Everest begins this week with a nice overview of what to expect from the Everest Trek 2009 episodes. It’s always exciting to begin producing a new...
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The Himalayas Are Worth It. While the team was trekking out from A4, Ben filmed some interviews with other trekkers met on the trail. This is just a quick bonus episode since these interviews were too long to include in a...
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Enough Walking, Let’s Ride. The Annapurna IV expedition comes to an end as The Team completes the hike out and make their way to Pokara. Once in Pokara they rent motorcycles and scooters and zoom around town laughing and...
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No Ganja For Me, Thanks. The Team packs up and leaves their Annapurna IV basecamp. It’s been real. It’s been fun. It’s been real fun. Still, there are days of trekking ahead before flying back to Kathmandu....
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https://googledrive.com/host/0B7avdjh4X856enRVc3NNUUpjTEk/2010TrekAnnouncement.mp3 A Once-In-A-Lifetime Experience…Again! Chris Marquardt and Monika Andrae join Jon to announce details of the 2010 Trek and Photography...
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Who Said Going Downhill Was Easy? The snow conditions on Annapurna IV are so terrible it makes moving, even downhill, unbelievably difficult. With each step, the guys sink up to their waist in rotten snow. At times it seems like...
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Calling It. The Team make more progress up the hill and establish a camp at around 20,000 feet. Ben and Josh feel certain that they can make it to the summit as long as the weather window remains open. The only thing that could...
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Not A Bad Perch. The Annapurna IV climb continues with an exhausting slog up to Camp 2. The snow conditions continue to be problematic, but the views from the peak continue to be exhilarating. So, for now, it’s all working...
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A View Of The Trek Through A Differnt Lens. No Baruntse Expedition overview this week. Instead, here’s another look at the Everest Trek 2009 Workshop couretest of Chris Marquardt of Tips From The Top Floor. Chris and I...
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The Highest Photography Workshop In The World. As expected, here is a sort of “best of” montage of footage from the 2009 Photography workshop. I hope this episode gets everyone excited about season 4 of The Rest of...
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https://googledrive.com/host/0B7avdjh4X856enRVc3NNUUpjTEk/everest-trek-2009-wrap-up.mp3 The Highest Photography Workshop In The World. Jon is back from Nepal and is joined by Chris Marquardt to discuss the trek and photography...
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A Damn Fine Day. Ben and Josh decide to resume the climb and head out of base camp, climbing to Camp 1. They made great time since their old ski tracks were still in place. Still, the snow conditions remain extremely difficult...
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Ben Clark’s Spring 2009 Expedition. Ben, Josh Butson and their new teammate, climber Jon Miller, are en route to Nepal for more climbing and skiing. The Rest of Everest’s Jon Miller speaks with Ben for the lowdown on...
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Butterflies In The Himalayas. The team returns to base camp to regroup and dry out after embracing Tim’s decision to leave the climbing up to Ben and Josh. The Austrian team has left and now Ben and Josh will be the only...
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No Shame, No Regrets. After a restless night at Camp 1 the guys set out to make more upward progress. At a rest stop a few pitches up, Tim announces that he’s made a decision about his role on the climb. Tim decides that...
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The Line of Demarcation. The guys finally get the chance to begin upward progress on the mountain. They make it to a point above 19,000 feet and set up Camp 1. It is rather amazing how much work it takes to establish a camp. You...
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As Precise As A Diamond Bullet. Just when they begin to consider solving dinner-table arguments with their ice axes, conditions on the mountain improve enough to begin the climb in earnest. Good thing, too. They have all become...
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