\n<\/strong>Over the past few months we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been putting together all the gear needed for the expedition. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re talking tents, gear for the sherpas, guide duffle bags, upgrades to existing equipment, zip ties, duct tape, batteries, sharpies, you name it. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time to get it all in one place. Once that was done it was time to go shopping. (Note: Oxygen is a whole different ballgame \u00e2\u20ac\u201c that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been done for a few weeks now).<\/em><\/p>\n
Phase 2: Boxes & Costco Ok, now we have boxes to put the stuff in, but we need some more stuff. Costco sells stuff, so we went to Costco. After the first couple flatbed carts were full we started getting odd looks and then the questions came: \u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0153what the heck are you guys shopping for, a cruise?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em>, \u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0153do you know where the chicken broth is?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em>, or my personal favorite \u00e2\u20ac\u0153that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a lot of junk food \u00e2\u20ac\u201c sign me up for whatever it is you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re shopping for\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ok, this is for Mt. Everest\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Whoa, I love candy bars, but not that much!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em>.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Before we go shopping we need somewhere to put all this stuff. Where do we put it? \u00c2\u00a0Yup, boxes, but not just any boxes. These boxes take quite a beating so we use some pretty burly boxes that will ride well on the yaks. Tape doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t quite cut it for these boxes so we beef them up by taking them to our friends at Jim Little Staples who run them through their industrial stapler.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t
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