Tag: Treks

Namaste Everyone, We had a marathon morning of shopping and wandering through the maze that is the Thamel neighborhood of Kathmandu. Hundreds of shops, an overwhelming number of choices and many, many purchases. After buying friendship bracelets, the team escaped to the oasis called Garden of Dreams, where they enjoyed a tranquil lunch. Tonight we […]

Namaste Everyone, Greetings from the big city of Kathmandu. It’s a bit of sensory overload after the tranquillity and greenery of the Khumbu Valley, but we are embracing the mayhem nonetheless. We had a smooth and scenic helicopter flight from Lukla to Kathmandu this morning. It was an exciting finish to our trip. Tomorrow we’ll […]

Namaste Everyone, We are interrupting a lively game of cards and a celebratory beer to let you all know that we finished our trek today strong and in style. We had another day of stellar weather and really enjoyed the amble from Phakding back to Lukla. We took our time, stopping along the way for […]

Hello everyone! The team crossed the border from Argentina to Chile and was welcomed with awesome views of the entire Torres del Paine Massif on a perfect clear day. They checked-in at EcoCamp and after spending one night in the cozy domes, they started the world famous “W Trek”. The team hiked to the French […]

Namaste Everyone, We spent the morning relaxing at the Panorama in Namche— well deserved after the preceding two long days of hiking. The highlight of the morning was when some students, including those sponsored by Alpine Ascents’ Sherpa Education Fund, came by to sell us some handmade greeting cards that they had made in order […]

Namaste Everyone, We awoke in Dingboche to clear blue skies and amazing views all around— what a relief after yesterday’s storm. Yesterday: Today: Pumped up by the great weather, the team really enjoyed the walk back to Namche. We stopped for lunch in Tengboche (great mushroom pizza) and then again for afternoon refreshments with a […]

Namaste Everyone, Greetings from Dingboche! We’re all doing well after an adventurous descent from Everest Basecamp in challenging weather. Some snow, some rain, poor visibility, lots of mud, a little bit of everything. Not to worry, the team rose to the occasion! Technical difficulties prevented us from sending a Cybercast from Everest Basecamp yesterday, but […]

https://alpineascentstrek.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/audio-post-2019-04-07-14-49-25.mp3

https://alpineascentstrek.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/audio-post-2019-04-07-01-21-42.mp3

Namaste friends, family and loved ones, Up at five am to ensure an in encumbered views of Everest however Mother Nature had a different idea. Even at 7am we could see clouds rolling up the valley. We arrived in good time to the last outpost of civilization, Gorak Shep, tucked under beautiful Pumori, one of […]