It was my honor to be a part of this festival. Our movie, Accidental Climber, premiered at 11:00 am at the Cinema Nova, a wonderful…
I arrived at 5:30 A.M. after a 13-hour flight from Los Angeles on Air New Zealand. I felt surprisingly good because it is usually very…
South Side Wang Jing, a 41 year old Chinese mountaineer, reached the summit of Everest from the Nepal (south) side on Friday, May 23,…
Since I returned to Sacramento the end of April I have had the opportunity to speak to several groups and a number of 8th grade…
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,…