Mountain climbing can teach us a lot about everyday life. You just keep moving along with consistency and intention. Sometimes you enjoy the amazing scenery; sometimes you do some great thinking; and sometimes you just zone out and let your mind wander. Next thing you know you look up and go, wow I’ve made it [...]
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The YES I CAN Guided Climb to Mt. Kilimanjaro
Yes, I Can Guided Climb of Mount Kilimanjaro – a Bucket List Adventure DO YOU WANT TO: Accomplish an epic feat in your life? Perch on the roof of Africa and gaze across the continent? Stand on a mighty summit and shout to the world, I DID IT! Put a big checkmark on your bucket [...]
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What a Schlep! Arrival at Advanced Base Camp Cho Oyu
This is the final part of my four part story on getting from Kathmandu to Advanced Base Camp at Cho Oyu. Please follow the links to read the first three parts of this voyage! Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Chinese Base Camp We were on the road to Chinese base camp. After now adventuring [...]
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What A Schlep! Getting to Tibet Part 3
This is part 3 in a series of articles I wrote on the experience of getting from Kathmandu to Advanced Base Camp of the mountain Cho Oyu in Southern Tibet. Climbing the mountain was the objective of course, but the story of the journey to the base of the mountain reminds us to enjoy the [...]
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What a Schlep- Getting to Tibet Part 2
Getting There is Half the Fun, Part 2 (To see how we got this far, read part one) My passport was long gone. I had given it to some Nepalese man who was going to arrange the border crossing. I sure hope he came back. We were sprawled out in a grimy restaurant back room [...]
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This drive is UNBELIEVEABLE
If you want to adventure the world (and we think you should!) amazing experiences await. Check out this INCREDIBLE drive from Kathmandu to the border of Tibet. I think the drive was WAY more dangerous than the climb up to 26,900 feet!!! Take a couple of dramamine and hold on to your seat for 3 [...]
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7 Top Things You Absolutely Need to Know About Training to Climb High Mountains
There are no permanent human settlements in history above 16,500’. And as mountaineers, that should be a major red flag and deserves our attention. Even aboriginal people knew something that is critical we know too. Climbing High Mountains As we ascend, the amount of oxygen in the air rapidly diminishes and that’s why we acclimatize. [...]
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SUMMIT!!!!!!!!!
I have just received word that Ridlon and 8 others of the 13 climbers made the summit of Cho Oyu last night at 26,900 feet. This is a dream come true for him to stand on the top of an 8000m peak. It’s been an amazing journey for him this past year and I can’t [...]
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And so it begins……
We sat down to breakfast this morning in our ½ star Kathmandu hotel, to western style omelets, sausage, toast, and tea. And then they dropped 4 rolls of toilet paper on the table….napkins of course. We are definitely not in Kansas anymore Toto! Welcome to Nepal! Our Expedition leader, a famous climber named Dan Mazur, [...]
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And Away We Go!!!
Let the adventure begin! Mantagirl JUST couldn’t stand the thought of Sharkman on an adventure without her. Sooooooo 4 days ago, she booked a flight to Nepal to join him. Sharkman has been training for months for his high altitude climb which will take courage, stamina and endurance. He has been running, climbing, biking and [...]
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