Ladakh – the land of high passes
I just got back from the beautiful region of Ladakh in northern India, where I was leading a trek to Tso Moriri and Lungser Kangri, a 6,666m peak, which unfortunately we did not get to… (Read More)
Lhotse 2011
Back in the sweltering heat of Islamabad
Just about two weeks after having left base camp and the cold, I am back in Islamabad, where temperatures are currently soaring up to about 45 C. Life happens so fast sometimes and my Lhotse… (Read More)
Back in Kathmandu
This is just a short note to let say that I am back in Kathmandu and I don’t think I have ever come back from the mountains so quickly. After having come down from Camp… (Read More)
Billi back at basecamp
Hello, this is Billi’s robot. Good news. Just received another sms from Basecamp, or ‘BC’ in the local language. In it Billi says “Can u do me a huge favor and just put on my… (Read More)
Sum it!
This is Billi’s robot in Kathmandu. Information just arrived from basecamp by text message that Billi summitted and is now on the way back down to camp II. And the weather is lovely! Thus more… (Read More)
Back from Camp III
Apologies for the silence over the past week but I have been away from modern technology and have been unable to send any updates to my website. I have just come down from four days… (Read More)
Up to camp two
This is Billi’s robot! Just received a message from Billi in her sleeping bag saying that she is heading up to camp two (2 / ii ) for three (3 / iii) days. She is… (Read More)
Going down before going up again
It is the 5th of May and while many teams are going down to the lower elevations to recover from having lived above 5,000m and prepare for their summit attempt, the Himalayan Experience Lhotse group… (Read More)
Outing to Kala Patar
Greetings from my little acclimatisation hike with my friend and mountain mentor Ellen from Vale!The rest of the Lhotse group is still on their way down from the 5,455m peak and Ellen and I are… (Read More)
Silence has arrived at our base camp
This is just a quick update on what has been happening here at Everest base camp. Our Everest group has gone off to Camp II and Camp III for the next six days, and the… (Read More)
High Altitude Lethargy
I am just sitting in the legendary White Pod – the igloo-like structure that dominates the Himalayan Experience base camp – and the thought of moving over to the prayer flags from where I have… (Read More)
On the way to base camp
I’m on my third day in the Everest region and I reached Russell’s Lobuche camp at 4,900m on Wednesday morning. I’m feeling good despite the fact that I steamed up the khumbu in less than… (Read More)
Getting ready for Lhotse
After having wrapped up my job with the United Nations in Islamabad and said goodbye to the lovely people I met there as well as our CORE community, I am back in Kathmandu getting ready… (Read More)
Climbing season well underway
I have just come back to Islamabad after having spent a week in Kathmandu, where I was busy meeting mountaineering expeditions for Miss Hawley and starting writing the Newsletter for Himalayan Experience, who I will… (Read More)
Off to a new adventure
I have just noticed that time must have been flying over the past three months and even though it seems that I have only just got back to Pakistan after my visit to Europe, I… (Read More)