Standing on the summit of Everest, the main thing I could think about was coming down. I had only reached halfway (even less than halfway actually!). I had so far to go, including the tricky rocks that start almost immediately from the summit. I hugged Kris goodbye, who left as I … [Read more...] about EVEREST SUMMIT DAY (descent)
EVEREST SUMMIT DAY! (Uphill)
Sorry it’s taken me so long to write/finish this blog! I woke up from camp 4, along with Pemba and Ngudu. It was starting to get colder so I put all of my layers back on. We then had to make more water, and eat a shared dehydrated meal. I organised my gear and checked off … [Read more...] about EVEREST SUMMIT DAY! (Uphill)
Everest day 43 – camp 3 to camp 4!
This is definitely the second hardest day of the climb, after the summit day. That being said, last year it was my favourite climbing day! We climb from 7100m, to 8000m, which is a huge amount of elevation gain at such high altitudes. Last year I had left early, at 4am and it … [Read more...] about Everest day 43 – camp 3 to camp 4!
Everest day 42 – Camp 2 to camp 3
(writing this from camp 4, 8000m because I forgot to yesterday at c3) After experiencing the heat going from c1-2 we knew that we needed to leave early because it is the same Western Cwm that is half of the route to c3 from c2. So we woke up at 5:30am for a 6:00am breakfast. … [Read more...] about Everest day 42 – Camp 2 to camp 3
Day 41 – rest day in camp 2
I woke up at 8am or so, and got out of our small tent for breakfast. We ate porridge and eggs on toast, and met up with friends from base camp who had just climbed up from base camp. I really tried a lot to drink a heap of water today, so I chugged some at breaky. I laid … [Read more...] about Day 41 – rest day in camp 2