Bianca Adler

I went down to breakfast, ate the same food that we do most days, and waited for our big event of the day: oxygen training! Some other climbers came into our dining tent and we listened to a sherpa (I forgot his name) giving us a briefing about the oxygen. He went over the … [Read more...] about Day 36 – oxygen training

I had the best sleep ever!! In the last 3-4 months of my Everest training, my sleep schedule was so messed up. Training so intensively, alongside balancing school is exhausting and affected my sleep too. So it feels amazing to be able to sleep properly here! I slept through … [Read more...] about Day 35 – waiting

I woke up, went to breakfast - the usual everyday! I then went to my tent, chillaxed for a bit, then headed to the coffee tent. I did some more schoolwork in there, and mum had to help me with some maths! We all went to lunch at 1pm, same old same old. Then I went back to … [Read more...] about Everest day 34 – more rest

I had the absolute best slumber ever!! Climbing in the night is safe, but it really messes with your sleep schedule! It had snowed quite a bit last night, and it was pretty cold this morning. It’s a bit of a hit or miss whether we get sun here or not. I headed over to … [Read more...] about Everest day 33 – getting some rest!

I woke up at 1:30am (I was soooo nervous I wouldn’t wake up from the alarm), activated my chemical hand warmers, and packed up my sleeping bag and mat. Dad and I are leaving a lot of gear in camp 2, such as sleeping bags (we have 2 each, 1 for base camp and 1 for up high), mats, … [Read more...] about Everest day 32 – Back to base camp