April 8, 2009 On Monday we summitted Mt. Whitney. Day 1: Ten virtual strangers met in the Mt. Whitney Cafe in Lone Pine, CA for breakfast on Friday… after some bacon and eggs we sorted our gear, repacked and made the 16 mile drive up the Whitney Portal Road. Once at the trailhead we loaded […]
Archive: April, 2009
Lhotse Team Moving To Namche
April 7, 2009 Lhotse Lead Guide Greg Vernovage called in a few minutes (6am Nepal Time) ago to report that the team had a smooth flight from Kathmandu into Lukla yesterday and are currently en route to Namche (from Phakding). The weather is “perfect”. Greg says that the team is doing well and are anxious […]
Denali Seminar Weathing The Storm(s)…
April 1, 2009 Our Mt. Rainier Denali Seminar snuck up to Paradise during a small weather window on Monday. Since then they’ve been training down low on the mountain hoping for some better conditions which would allow them to move up to Camp Muir. So far, that hasn’t been the case, as storms have been […]