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As I had tried to do on my previous moves and carries I made a conscious effort to move slowly, and not strain myself. I could see a group at most a kilometer ahead of me, moving slowly. There was … Continue reading →

Today was going to be an easier day than my carry to Camp One; for one thing I had no return trip and presumably I had acclimatized a little on my climb the previous day. I slept in as much … Continue reading →

The challenge on the carry and eventual move to Camp One lay, once again with the terrain and the added challenge of less oxygen. I had experience little in the way of difficulty adjusting to the altitude so far, I … Continue reading →

For those of you not on Facebook here is a link to the Facebook album of my trip: just copy and paste it. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2456463&id=13618458&l=62e96d2730

I woke up to plastic, metal and wood shards all over base camp. There had been some kind of wind phenomena in base camp, either a very localized twister of some kind or simply a very powerful gust that lasted … Continue reading →

I’ve been home for about a week now. The trip went relatively well, and I had an awesome time. I didn’t summit due to some concerns I had about a very high blood pressure and some weird heart rhythms. Here … Continue reading →

On Sunday the 5th of December I’m taking a few weeks off training to go take a hike. About a year ago I decided I wanted to climb a mountain; no, not that figurative mountain that all athletes climb, but … Continue reading →

I’ve been bad again. I haven’t been updating very often because there isn’t a whole lot on which to report. I’ve been busy with school and training hard down here in Florida. There’s a good crew of paddlers down here … Continue reading →

I’m here at the 2010 Forum in Gatineau, QC and it is awesome. More to come.