In late-March 2014 I flew to Nepal on my first expedition to climb Mount Everest via the south route in Nepal, on a team led by Tim Mosedale. The trip should have lasted two months, with a longer three-week trek into base camp from Lukla, allowing
With myself there was also Ellis, Scott and Chris, joining the Himalayan Guides umbrella, so we shared our base camp facilities with other climbers and leaders from around the world – Ingo, Paul, Roman, Rob, MK, Daniel, Lucy ‘Bulks’, Tim and Andy.
Our team had arrived in Lobuche (4,900m) when a huge avalanche fell into the Khumbu Icefall and tragically killed sixteen climbing Sherpas and porters moving to Camp 1. We arrived in base camp the following day as a week of mourning began. We kept our heads down, doing some acclimatisation hikes nearby, before the expedition was effectively forced to abandon a week later.
It was a very confusing and difficult situation of politics that was widely misreported in the media. Alan Arnette gave the most reliable account of the season – read more here>
Coming back stronger: it’s what I do best.
The cruel and twisted end to Everest 2014.
First glimpses of Mt Everest: Eyes on the Prize
On the road to the top of the world…
Fall Down 7 Times… Get Up 8 Times… Never Ever Give Up.
All packed: a flask of soup, pack of sandwiches and some money for the cafe…
Am I ready for the adventure of a lifetime?
”Are you the chap that’s climbing Everest?”
”If you say you can or you can’t do something, you’re probably right”.
Carpe Diem… what does that mean?
”To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities”
We’re all here to make a difference.
Natural remedies for a New Years hangover…
All I want for Christmas…
