On Saturday October 4, I was privileged to have an opportunity to give a sermon at Orangevale Seventh Day Adventist Church. My topic was “Life…
It has been nearly four months since my return from Everest and I still find myself in the space of uncertainty. I want to embrace…
South Side Wang Jing, a 41 year old Chinese mountaineer, reached the summit of Everest from the Nepal (south) side on Friday, May 23,…
Everest Update – May 9, 2014 Yesterday marked one week since I returned from Mt Everest. I’m happy to be home sleeping in my bed,…
I leave tomorrow, Wednesday April 30, from Kathmandu at 1:30 PM. I fly through Bangkok and then Seoul on my way to Los Angeles. I arrive…
Finally arrived in Kathmandu this morning (Saturday). Spent the last two days waiting to fly out of Lukla, Flights kept getting cancelled because of high…
BREAKING EVEREST NEWS: My expedition was cancelled today, Wednesday, 4/23/2014, by International Mountain Guides (IMG) leadership. Apparently there is a faction of Sherpa that are threatening violence if…
I am OK and doing well here at this elevation, almost 18,000 ft. Since the accident on Friday my priorities have completely shifted away from climbing this mountain or setting…
In a phone interview Monday with Steve Large, “I have too much to lose. I want to be there to see my grandkids grow up,…
As of this morning the final count is 13 confirmed dead and 3 buried and unrecoverable for a total of 16 dead Sherpa. Three more…