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Lara Rosenbaum writing for Men’s Health Magazine featured a cool little article about me recently. In the spirit of increasing my public footprint and social presence in the New Year ahead, click the link below. Also, you’ll notice my next expedition announcement to Ojos del Salado (among other peaks) in South America, which begins in… Read More
May 17, 2011. Ueli and Don have arrived at Mount Everest Advanced Base Camp (6500m) on the North (Tibet) side of the mountain. The two will spend the next few days monitoring conditions and weather for their attempt. Check back regularly for updates and photos!
I love the laid back efficiency of the Swiss/California schedule; we tend to always be accomplishing something without all the stress – like, Casual Friday. Ueli summited Shishapangma on April 17th, only 9 days after I arrived in Nepal. As I mentioned before, there was no way I was going up the South Face so… Read More
May 5, 2011 Phone dispatch to Don’s web team: Don called via sat phone to report that Ueli and he had summited Cho Oyu on May 5th! They are on their way down to Base Camp. Dispatch with more details will follow soon!
April 27, 2011 (10:32 PM MDT) Phone Dispatch from Don: ”Ueli and I left Nyalam and arrived at Intermediate Camp of Cho Oyu on April 25th. On the 26th we went to base camp at 5700 meters. We are at Camp 1 now at 6400 meters and will try to establish Camp 2 at around… Read More
April 27, 2011 Check out this video with Don and Ueli talking about the Shisha Pangma summit! They talked about the decision for Ueli to summit alone in the amazing “weather window” they had for a short time. “I didn’t expect to go to summit,” Ueli said, but he surprised himself and everyone else when… Read More
April 19th, 2011 That’s right- the Shishapangma Expedition is over, the yaks already on their way. In 2 days Ueli and I will be back in Nyalam preparing for our Cho Oyu climb. If you’re surprised by the fact that only 5 days ago we first arrived in base camp, you’re not alone. The cooks… Read More