Keith Cowing 30 April 2008 10:20 pm EST: I just got a phone call from Scott Parazynski at Everest Base Camp. He reports that he and his team feel great and that they returned to Everest Base Camp yesterday from Camp II after a 4 day stay. This was their second rotation up to Camp [...]

Update by Keith Cowing: I just got a satellite phone call from Scott Parazynski at Everest base Camp. He was expecting to leave a voice mail when I picked up the phone. We had a short chat during which he updated me on his stay. Scott and his team have been at Everest Base Camp at [...]

I’m borrowing my friend Jaroslaw’s iPaq to zip out one last field report before we head to Gorak Shep, where we’ll spend tomorrow night — and Everest base camp the following day. Our acclimatization continues to go extremely well, and team spirits are off-scale high with anticipation of the mountain quest ahead. Life here at [...]

Another wonderful but challenging day in the mountains! In an effort to get our bodies acclimatized to the thinner air of Everest Base Camp and above, we left our camp in Dingboche this morning and ascended a rather steep ridgeline above the valley, peaking at 16,400 feet above sea level. Our 2,000 foot vertical climb took Adam, Bob, Jaroslav, Sherpa [...]

We traveled above treeline for the first time today, and likely won’t see the juniper or rhododendrons of the Khumbu again for several weeks. We’ve stepped into the alpine Himalaya, where you can see Stupas(Buddist shrines) and prayer flags for miles around. We’re encamped at the base of Ama Dablam, one of the most beautiful mountains in the world: [...]

Keith Cowing 1 April 2008 9:30 am EST: I just got a satellite phone call from Scott in Nepal. He and his team are currently in Tengboche (altitude: 3,867m – 12,687ft) where it is now evening. They have been resting in Tengboche while their bodies acclimate to the altitude. Tomorrow morning (2 April) they will depart for [...]