Valerio Massimo Everest Expedition 2009

I’ve just arrived in Kathmandu after a long couple of weeks of gathering all my own supplies as well as any extras for Valerio.  These include his vital final ascent gloves (he’s currently got a pair of spares) and a vast chunk of Parmesan cheese donated by my lovely friend Sibilla (apparently his first lot […]

Hello to all from EBC.   More changes of plans…after all it is Everest.  Yesterday Russ decided that rather than going into the Icefall to train, he would build his very own ‘extreme assault course’ on the glacier 200 meters from our Base Camp.  This enables us to tackle every kind of obstacle the Icefall […]

Hello to all from EBC.   Well all plans are made to be changed…  After yesterday’s intention to group everyone according to likely speed, the guides changed the plan so that each team has a relatively even balance of faster and slower climbers.  Also, yesterday afternoon saw people lobbying to keep themselves in (often National) […]