The summit of Imja Tse beckoned, only the ice pyramid to overcome, would my 12 months upskilling and preparation pay off? Mountaineering IS suffering!
Stage 1: Twin Otter, Kathmandu to Lukla
Twin Otter at Lukla
Stage 2: Trek to Everest Base Camp, 10 days
Everest trail
Stage 3: Find your mountain, camp high, keep hydrated
Mess Tent, Imja Tse slopes
Stage 4: Ascend slopes and snow ridge
Imja Tse, ridge leading to peak summit
Stage 5: Time for some ice-climbing
Imja Tse final ice pyramid
Stage 6: Strike a pose on the summit
Summit, Imja Tse, 20,305ft
Stage 7: Descend safely, look back and admire!
Imja Tse 20,305ft
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excellent post and you have some really nice photos!
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Awesome achievement. I am trying to think what I could do as my next challenge after Everest Base Camp…
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In Nepal or elsewhere? Trekking or climbing? Long distance or short hop? Within existing expertise or new expertise? Om!
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This is very impressive, well done and thanks for sharing your photos. This reminds me of the book Into Thin Air about climbing Everest, if you like to read I suggest checking that one out.
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Thank you, read it soon after it was published.
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This is absolutely amazing!!!! And the photos are stunning indeed. WOW 😍👌🌁
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It was hard work, and unusual to get a photo like that on top of a Himalayan peak, usually too precarious!
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I can just (barely) imagine how much work it must have been, which is what makes it so amazing! I liked your phrase, “Mountaineering is suffering.” It says so much— allows us to imagine so much — with so few words. Kudos!
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I think I was 58 yrs old at the time and still can’t believe how fit I was! I trained every day and had my own gym at home. Happy days!
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Very cool. I should aspire to be that fit when I am 58! 🙏😆
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It starts now, don’t wait till you’re 57😂😂
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Good tip, thanks 👍😆
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It’s the equivalent of “money in the bank” an investment. But also getting fit is much harder than staying fit
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Gorgeous! What an impressive achievement – congratulations!
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Thank you!
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Excellent pictures.
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Impressive!! What some folks will do to get a great photo!! Joking aside it was a great accomplishment.
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Thank you, it took me three attempts on three different years. Mostly summits were in too dangerous a place for a photo but bizarrely this summit was flat even though ascending an ice pyramid to reach it.
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