Valerio Massimo Everest Expedition 2009

I woke up yesterday at 4am to the unexpected sound of freight trains rushing through the camp, while my tent snapped and flapped wildly around me. We were in what I would call a windstorm, with anything not tied down being lost and many tents in other teams being flattened or blown away. The wind […]

  Hi All, Alix here, as predicted in the last post. Before I begin I thought I should address the beard issue as it’s gaining such attention. Valerio had to shave the beard, despite the example of so many great adventurers, as there is a high chance of it freezing and interfering with his oxygen flow as […]

Hello to all from a very wintry EBC.   Well, the waiting game is on, not just for us, but for all the teams at Base Camp.  When will the weather window open up?  When should we go?  What tactics will we use?   Today is the 13th May, and it has been over a […]