Stories: Cho Oyu
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The Puja Ceremony – Everest Commencement!
A successful Everest journey begins with Puja. Before leaving Everest Base Camp and beginning their arduous journey to its summit, Climbers and Sherpa take part in the Puja ceremony. A literal “right…
Read the storyWhat is a Puja Ceremony?
“A puja is a ceremony in which meditational prayers are offered to the Buddhas and holy beings to request their blessings or help. Traditionally in a monastery monks and nuns perform…
Read the storyTahoe locals look to summit, ski down world’s 6th-tallest mountain — in less than 7 days
Read the storySuccessful Summit for Cho Oyu Rapid Ascent and Lightning Ascent Teams
They did it! On October 1, 2016 in sunny and warm conditions both our Rapid Ascent and lightning ascent expedition teams summited Cho Oyu (26,906′ / 8200m). (Lightning ascent is Adrian Ballinger’s vision of summiting…
Read the storyQuick Update for Cho Oyu Rapid and Lightning Ascents
Photo: Emily Harrington The Rapid Ascent Cho Oyu expedition team, with lead guide Zeb Blais, is moving to C3 (24,250′ / 7400m) today, while the “lightning ascent” expedition team, Adrian Ballinger and…
Read the storyCho Oyu Rapid Ascent and “Lightning Ascent” Updates
Our Rapid Ascent Cho Oyu expedition team, led by Zeb Blais, is currently sleeping at C2 (23,290′ / 7100m) and our “lightning ascent” expedition team, Adrian Ballinger and Emily Harrington, is currently sleeping…
Read the storyCho Oyu Rapid Ascent Expedition Leaving ABC for C1
Photos: Zeb Blais Our Rapid Ascent Cho Oyu expedition team is leaving advanced base camp (ABC) at 18,530’ / 5650m for Camp 1 (C1) at 20,600’ / 6280m. Lead guide, Zeb…
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