Thursday, 21 May 2009

Makalu Summits!

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Roland Hunter and Mick Parker summitted Makalu today. They used neither Sherpa support or bottled o2. The weather conditions were good wi...
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Tuesday, 12 May 2009

Beaten back by strong winds on Makalu

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We are all safely back in base camp after a week in the mountain. On May 5th, we left for our summit attempt and ended up staying at Camp 1 ...
Wednesday, 29 April 2009

Makalu La at 7,300m Reached Yesterday

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Following my last update on the blog, we went back to Camp 1 with the objective to carry tents & fixed rope up to Camp 2 at Makalu La at...
Monday, 20 April 2009

First night at Camp 1 @ 6,500m

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After arriving to the Basecamp on April 7th we have been carrying loads to Camp 1. The route from base camp to camp 1 is different to previo...
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Tuesday, 7 April 2009

Progress in Kathmandu for Makalu Expedition

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We saw Makalu for the first time today as we approached base camp at 4,900m The trek from the airstrip at Tumlingtar has been enjoyable. It...
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Thursday, 26 March 2009

Preparations in Kathmandu for Makalu Expedition

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Photo: Kathmandu Our team has now arrived to Kathmandu, I got in on 20th along with Mick (Parker) and then Paul (Hudson) arrived yesterday. ...
Wednesday, 4 March 2009

Makalu Expedition Spring '09

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Photo: Makalu seen from Mera Peak In a few weeks I fly to Nepal to join a private expedition to climb Mt Makalu. At 8,462m Makalu is the fif...
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