Riding into advanced base camp on my ice rhino! The weather requires patience this year on Mt Everest/Chomolungma.At least we’re past the painful acclimatization process and we’re having a lot of fun. @fattire #thenbeer @keen #keenambassador
While we’ve been waiting for a summit window, we decided to do a little trash clean up around our base camp on the north side of Everest/Chomolungma. The good news is that base camp here isn’t that dirty, but we still wanted to do what we can to leave it the mountain a little better than we found it. Tomorrow, we’re heading back up the mountain!#climbforequality @keen #keenambassador @patagonia
While we’ve been waiting for a summit window, we decided to do a little trash clean up around our base camp on the north side of Everest/Chomolungma. The good news is that base camp here isn’t that dirty, but we still wanted to do what we can to leave it the mountain a little better than we found it. Tomorrow, we’re heading back up the mountain!#climbforequality @keen #keenambassador @patagonia
This was me when I first arrived at advanced base camp (abc). One of the biggest cruxes of the trip so far was going from base camp at 17,000’ (5,181m) to abc at 21,000’ (6,401m). A similar change in sleeping elevation gave me the beginning symptoms of HAPE on Cho Oyu. Adjusting to life at 21,000’ was exhausting, and I didn’t have much energy to post even though there was lot of downtime. On a trip like this, some days, you just sit around waiting for your body to acclimatize. For me, it feels like having the flu. Nausea, headache, bad cough, strained rib muscles, I just feel really sick. I was constantly out of breathe from doing the smallest tasks, and I didn’t even want to get up to go to the bathroom. Luckily, it got better over the course of the seven nights I spent at 21,000’, and I’m glad to report I was able to stay with the team during the entire rotation! It seems every trip I learn more and more about how my body adjusts to altitude. I hate the feeling while it’s happening, but it’s wonderful once you’re on the other side and you can look back at what you persevered through. It makes you feel tough and accomplished, and that feeling stays with you, and you take it into everything else you do. #climbforequality @keen #keenambassador
@rob.lea and I have spent most of past six weeks above 17,000’ (5,181m). The first few weeks of the altitude were simulated in our @hypoxico altitude training tent. We’ve also spent one third of our last year sleeping in the tent, first training for Cho Oyu, and then for Everest/Chomolungma. Needless to say, we are feeling really good at 17,000’ and are getting ready to move up when a good summit weather window presents itself! Also, I wanted to remind you that you don’t need to be a woman to advocate for gender equality. We need all hands on deck! We would love if it you’d support our climb and women’s leadership by using the hashtag #climbforequalityPhoto: @louisarevalo