Category: Everest 2012
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April 13th update – photo’s from Tibet
Tomorrow we will reach Everest basecamp. I am sending this post to test my wordpress ‘upload by email’ option which I need to use from Tibet. I have attached 3 photo’s and I hope they will automatically insert into the post properly, with captions. Next post from Everest Base Camp! #img1 caption=’Dusty Tingri main street’#…
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April 12 update – Kathmandu to Tibet – Communication Issues!
Today we arrived in the small village of Tingri on the Tibetan plateau at 4340m elevation. Tingri has been described by some people as the arm-pit of Tibet. I am not sure I agree with this. I think backside would be more appropriate. There is certainly enough faeces of the human, dog and horse variety…
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Day 1-2(April 8-9), Off to Tibet and thank you to the sponsors
I spent a very enjoyable night in Pokhara after flying out from Jomson at the end of the Annapurna circuit. Pokhara is set beside the Phewa lake in Western Nepal and is located within 50 miles of 3 of the world’s highest mountains: Manaslu, Annapurna and Dhaulagiri. Unfortunately my visit to Pokhara was cut short.…
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Interview with Debra Avery – 6 weeks after the accident
Below is an interview with Debra Avery who is my sister. Debra was recently involved in a brutal head on car collision. She is currently recovering in New Plymouth Hospital. You can read more details of her accident here. I have previously broken one of my legs and know very well the pain involved not…
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An 8 day walk in the Annapurna
From March 26 to April 5th, 2012 I walked a portion of the Annapurna circuit in Nepal. The main purpose of this trek was to start acclimatising to higher altitudes before my attempt on Everest. I have also wanted for many years to walk the Annapurna circuit. I walked alone and stayed in tea houses…
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April 4th Update from Jomsom from Grant
130pm SIngapore time: Am sitting in jomson waiting for a flight to pokhara. No snow, very dry, just winddddyyyYyyyyy as hell and been waiting for this plane for 3 hrs already Editors Note: Jomsom is the leaping off point/village for most treks around the Annapurna circuit. AT over 3000m, the consistency of flights here…
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Communication and electronics on Everest
I just arrived in Kathmandu!! It was very nice to see friends and family at the airport this morning. I was feeling in a generous spirit so I shouted the coffee at Starbucks. This caught a number of people by surprise as I am quite tightfisted (my great grand parents were from Scotland). It’s always…
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Axe is Off Tomorrow!
This is a test post from your occasional web writer David Lim. As you may recall, I filled in the various gaps in the story on Grant’s climb in 2011; based on my own experiences over 2 Everest expeditions in 1998 and 2001 – the latter to the north ridge. As information was coming in…
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The Taranaki Rescue Helicopter Trust – a grisly reminder
On Wednesday morning I went for an early morning run before work together with my wife Stephanie. We both listen to music as we run, escaping into our own thoughts. As we were returning home up Bukit Batok East Avenue 2, I heard Stephanie cry out behind me. Turning around I saw her pointing across…
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Training for Mt Everest – One week training video blog
My wife Stephanie recently asked me a very good question. “How do you know you are fit enough to climb Mt Everest?” Well as they say the proof is in the pudding. So I don’t know that I am fit enough yet until I have actually climbed the mountain and got back down safely. It…
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Axe on Everest 2012 – presentation evening and farewell Thursday, 22nd March
Hello all! With only 8 days to go before I leave I am happy to announce I will having a farewell presentation evening at the Singapore Cricket Club next Thursday, 22 March at 7:30PM. Registration details are on the link below. Seats are limited so book now to confirm your space. Some awesome auction items…
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Climbing for the Taranaki Community Helicopter Rescue Trust
With only 12 days till I leave for Everest, I am very happy to announce that my climb will be in support of the Taranaki Community Helicopter Rescue Trust. This is the service which helped to save my sister Debra’s life after her horrific car accident on the 24th February, 2012. You can read more about…
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Malte Brun West Ridge – trip report
Together with Alan Silva we travelled to New Zealand in February 2012 to climb Malte Brun, New Zealand’s 6th highest peak at 3196m. Malte Brun is located directly east of Mt Cook (New Zealand’s highest peak), separated by the mighty Tasman glacier. Alan and I attempted a route known as the Full West Ridge in…
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Why do bad things happen to good people?
On Friday night I returned home to Taranaki in New Zealand to visit my family for the weekend. It was a whirlwind visit to say goodbye before leaving for Everest in 30 days time. My mother picked me up from the airport and drove me home. As we reached home and I walked in the…
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Video post of Malte Brun Climb
See the attached short video with a photo composition of our recent climb on Malte Brun. I will write a full trip report over the next few days also as usual. Please enjoy!
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Malte Brun – The return
There is only 40 days left until I leave for Everest. On Tuesday I will leave Singapore for a training climb on a peak called Malte Brun. Malte Brun is a large mountain located in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, right opposite Mt Cook (New Zealand’s highest peak). Standing at 3198m, Malte Brun is…
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