Karen Lundgren the phenom

MORE PHOTOS HAVE BEEN ADDED
Some bad situations…we always reserve the right to say…”ah…I’ve been in worse”.  Perhaps ” ….that was nothing compared to what we had in Philippines in ‘99″.
Then there are situations that set the new bench mark for close calls.
We had one such situation while coming [...]

Warning: Not for weak at heart.

YOU TUBE OF KHUMBU ICE FALL

and Photos added to Photo Gallery…found on the upper Menu…

The attempt at Nupste East turned into a severe indoctrination into vertical ice climbing and major lead climbing team work. Karen was following…which is a grip of work to manage 2 ropes, and many anchors to retrieve. It’s complicated and a bit intense. All the while, we are in the area of 23,000′, with heartrate [...]

MUCH MUCH more to come.
We are at the International Guest House in Kathmandu. Showered, waiting on some curry and trying to adjust to the horns honking and 25c/75f temps.

We just got out of there.

Despite 2 days of thigh busting running to get to the tiny hillside town/’airport’ of Lukla (with, by far, the ugliest airstrip I have ever ever seen. And i have seen a lot).

We stayed in the Himalayan Lodge (yes, every other lodge/hotel has the same name), RIGHT at the airport….and [...]

All is good.
VERY sorry for no comms. Impossible.
We worked like slaved horses, climbed like our lives depended on it, and lived under the shadow of Everest and all that it is. As for our summit…..not yet. We did two extremely hard days, but frankly….ran out of patience, food, and day light.
MUCH different than our normal [...]