Two hard days and some planning
The first two acclimatization days at Everest Base Camp were really though to me and the team. Most of the team ran into altitude sickness and needed medical treatment. At 9PM we usually decide that it’s time to get some sleep in the tents. The…
Arrived in Everest Base Camp
We have arrived at Everest Base Camp, 5141m, at 12:44 today the 18th of April. We have more sunshine than we need so I thought I would send you some via satellite today. The camp is setup and this afternoon we will test-trekk to 5600m…
Everest in my eyes from 5200m
Today we passed by our highest altitude by car. This is a tough environment with sand storms, low temperature and strong wind. From this point we could finally see Mt Everest. This means that we still have a full day of driving left. At this…
Shigatse – a high altitude city
Yesterday we drove 280km from Lhasa to Shigatse. Shigatse is the second largest city in Tibet and one of the worldst highest located city at 3743m. Approx. 100.000 people live in the city. Half way through the drive it snowed and we had a cloudy…
