Episode 099: Up…To The Bottom
Posted on Feb 17, 2009 | View Comments
Where’s Waldo? He’s At Base Camp. The approach trek ends after it almost never ends. The exact location of base camp is debated by the porters. Apparently the porters all feel that the true location of BC is right around the corner. Unfortunately their information is based on the word of a 15 year old porter who...
Episode 098: Approaching The End Of The Approach
Posted on Feb 11, 2009 | View Comments
Sick, Huge Fun. The approach trek is almost over as the team heads towards Annapurna IV. They finally get an unrestricted view of their objective. The guys have finally made it out of the jungle and leave the heat and humidity behind them. Now they just need to figure out exactly where Base Camp is. Unfortunately, the...
Episode 097: Hearts Racing, Hearts Aching
Posted on Feb 4, 2009 | View Comments
Love You, Honey. The approach trek continues as the team heads towards Annapurna IV. Along the way the team catches their first glimpse of the high peaks. It’s always interesting to be hiking though a dense, hot and humid jungle while being able to gaze upon snow fields and glaciers. Team are all thrilled to be...
Episode 096: The Road (At Least For Now) Less Traveled
Posted on Jan 27, 2009 | View Comments
If You Build It They Will Come. The approach trek continues as the team heads towards Annapurna IV. Along the way they talk to a hotel owner about the road being built along the Annapurna Circuit. The road will make access to the region much easier but will bring many hardships for people whose property lies right in...
Episode 095: Beyond Everest, The Annapurna IV Expedition begins
Posted on Jan 21, 2009 | View Comments
We Approach The Subject Of The Approach. Unlike here in the United States, in Nepal there are no parking lots at the trail head for many of the large mountains. No, for A4 the guys need to trek 65 miles to their base camp. Trekking to the mountain becomes an adventure in itself. Jon Miller Total Running Time: 21:19 Podcast:...
Episode 094: Beyond Everest, The Annapurna IV Series Introduction
Posted on Jan 14, 2009 | View Comments
Everest Isn’t Necessarily The Pinnacle. We’re kicking off season 3 of The Rest of Everest with a special series I’m calling Beyond Everest. All of you know my dear friend Ben Clark and you’ve watched him summit Everest. It was an extremely large accomplishment and it may have seemed like the pinnacle...
Episode 093: The End Of The Tibet 2007 Trek
Posted on Sep 19, 2008 | View Comments
One Journey Ends, Another Begins. The last evening in Kathmandu was great. Scott and I went for pizza at Fire & Ice and purchased the rest of the gifts destined for friends and family. It was wonderful, and it even started to rain. The weather has been hot and hazy in Nepal and the rain cooled things off and cleared the...
Episode 092: The Eyes Of Buddha
Posted on Sep 3, 2008 | View Comments
The Unity Of All Things. The trip has now come full circle as Scott and I are back in Kathmandu. Today is our last day in Nepal and we just couldn’t have left without seeing the amazing Boudhanath Stupa. Boudda, as it’s called locally, is the largest stupa in Nepal and one of the largest in the world. It is much...
Episode 091: Out Of The Coulds, Into The Heat
Posted on Aug 19, 2008 | View Comments
A Fond Farewell To Good Friends. Well, it was inevitable. Scott and I left Tibet today and crossed over the border and back into Nepal. It was difficult to leave but I know I’ll be back sometime soon. I hope. I love Tibet. I am fascinated by the landscapes, the people and quite honestly the energy I feel while visiting...
Episode 090: The Shortest Of The Tallest
Posted on Aug 12, 2008 | View Comments
It’s All Downhill From Here. This morning we spent some quality time up on Tong La, a pass with a tremendous view of Shishapangma. “Shisha” is the shortest of the 8000 meter peaks at 8012m tall. It’s also the only 8000 meter peak located entirely within Tibet instead of right on the border. One more...
Episode 089: Dingri, Old Tingri
Posted on Jul 23, 2008 | View Comments
“He Has Asked For The Pancake.” Well, here we are back in Tingri. Not New Tingri but Old Tingri, the gateway to the Everest region in Tibet. Honestly I never thought I’d be back here after 2003, but life is funny that way. Of all the experiences I’ve had in Tibet, Old Tingri is one I can do without....
Episode 088: Goodbye Old Friend
Posted on Jul 16, 2008 | View Comments
Time To Move On. It seems like we’ve just arrived at BC, and now it’s time to leave. Wait, we did just arrive! But of course it’s the journey, not the destination that is the most important. So, we’re heading out to continue our journey. The climbing season has just begun and the anticipation and...
Episode 087: Technical Support
Posted on Jun 24, 2008 | View Comments
Talking Shop At 17,000 Feet. After the puja ended, Scott and I wandered around BC looking for people to chat with. Most everyone who is going to be climbing Everest this year has arrived and are setting up their camps. I told a friend back in Colorado that I would search out the 7SummitsClub.com team and say hello to Alex,...
Episode 086: Puja Deja Vu
Posted on Jun 18, 2008 | View Comments
R-E-S-P-E-C-T. I wasn’t sure Scott and I were going to be able to be a part of a puja ceremony since we have so little time at BC, but we lucked out! The team living “next door” to Brian and Justin invited us to be a part of theirs. It’s easy to look at a puja ceremony and think that it may just be...
Episode 085: Good Morning Everest
Posted on Jun 10, 2008 | View Comments
What A View To Wake Up To. We met up with the LUNGevity team and I decided to to do some impromptu interviews with them. I knew right away where I wanted to film them. The Base Camp swimming pools. OK, lets be clear about this. These are natural pools of water, glacial tarns, that have formed in the Rongbuk Glacier as it has...
Episode 084: A Kind of Homecoming
Posted on Jun 4, 2008 | View Comments
I Feel Like I’ve Been Here Before. Arriving back at Everest Base Camp all because of the podcast was one of the coolest moments of my life. I had dreamed of this moment almost every day for the past 4 years. Amazing. Of course, things were different then they were in 2003. For one, since Scott and I were not affiliated...
Bonus Episode: Annapurna IV Recap
Posted on May 28, 2008 | View Comments
Ben Clark’s Spring 2008 Expedition – Postmortem. Ben and his climbing partners Josh Butson and Tin Clarke have returned from Nepal and their expedition on Annapurna IV. This year they went out to climb a 24,688′ peak called Annapurna IV with the goal of summitting and performing the first ski descent of the...
Episode 083: In The Company Of Giants
Posted on May 21, 2008 | View Comments
“You Cannot Believe That View!” It has taken Scott and I over 12 days to get to this point but we’ve finally been able to gaze upon Everest with our own eyes. What a morning this has been! It started out with leaving New Tingri and continuing to head south down the Friendship Highway. After an hour or so we...
Episode 082: The Rest of The Everest
Posted on May 7, 2008 | View Comments
Life Imitating Art. We spent the evening in Shegar, New Tingri hanging out in the tea house. Our acclimatization is going really well so we all felt great. It was a very enjoyable evening and very different from the routine we’ve been repeating up to now. The past few nights after the sightseeing was over Scott and I...
Episode 081: Shegar (New Tingri)
Posted on May 4, 2008 | View Comments
Everything New Is Old Again. We’ve rolled into the little town of Shegar, otherwise known as NEW Tingri. Man, what a sense of deja vu. I feel like I’ve been here before. Actually, in many ways I have. New Tingri looks and feels just like Old Tingri, the little town Ben, Major and I tried to acclimate in back in...
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