I was in excruciating pain…so much pain, I couldn’t even scream. I was disorientated and couldn’t work out the source of the pain. I tried to sit up but trying to use my legs brought waves of pain crashing through my body, and I also realised that … [Read more...] about Falcon Oilfield Services Everest Expedition – Day 30 Part II
Mount Everest
The highest mountain in the world at 8,848 metres above mean sea level - Mount Everest.
Falcon Oilfield Services Everest Expedition – Day 30 Part I
I think this was the worst night I had spent on this expedition. The cough that I seem to have caught from my tent partner has got worse for both of us, so that we cannot spend more than 5 minutes without coughing…a cough that strains the ribs, … [Read more...] about Falcon Oilfield Services Everest Expedition – Day 30 Part I
Falcon Oilfield Services Everest Expedition – Day 29
I had another great night’s sleep. In some ways I seem to be acclimatising well. My appetite is as good as ever, and I sleep peacefully now that I have the diamox. However, there is no getting over the fact that we are over 6 kilometres above sea … [Read more...] about Falcon Oilfield Services Everest Expedition – Day 29
Falcon Oilfield Services Everest Expedition – Day 28
Today we set out to climb from base camp to the summit of Lobuche in one push. We started at 0500, and with one ascent already under our belts, this should have been a lot easier. When we had done this earlier in the week, we had done it over 2 days, … [Read more...] about Falcon Oilfield Services Everest Expedition – Day 28
Falcon Oilfield Services Everest Expedition – Day 27
Today was yet another rest day. I say yet another, not because I begrudged the essential resting time, but because it was almost 4 weeks into this expedition and I hadn’t even set foot on Everest! Reflecting on this, I begin to realise why so few … [Read more...] about Falcon Oilfield Services Everest Expedition – Day 27