Stories: Rapid Ascent
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Back in Kat and thinking of next season.
Back in Kathmandu First of all, Himalayan Experience would like to apologise for getting the numbers of this season’s Manaslu summiteers slightly wrong. In our last newsletter, we stated that…
Read the storyHimalaya Autumn Season 2011 Kicks Off
The following blog is courtesy of Billi Bierling, Himalayan Experience: Himalayan Experience is back on Manaslu, which will be the company’s fourth season on the world’s eight highest mountains. Last…
Read the storyAutumn Himalayan Season Begins!
Update, 8/26/11: Of course life before 3 months away got busy enough I never posted the below blog. Now I’m in Hong Kong on a long layover on the way…
Read the storySpring Himalayan Wrap-up: May 5-Everest Summit * May 20-Everest Summit * May 26-Lhotse Summit
May 5, 2011 – Everest Summit * May 20, 2011 – Everest Summit * May 26, 2011 – Lhotse Summit What better place to decompress from a Himalayan season than…
Read the storyFinal Post from Base Camp
The following blog is Billi Bierling’s final post from Everest Base Camp: A successful season After having had a successful Everest expedition, the Lhotse team also added to Himalayan Experience’s…
Read the storyLhotse Summit!
The Lhotse team reached the summit this morning! Three members (Jing, Liang and Billi) two sherpa (Phurba Tashi and Tashi Tsering) and guides Adrian and Narly stood on the summit together between…
Read the storyLhotse Team in Place for Summit Push
The Lhotse team is well on their way! They left Camp 2, heading to C3 and are on track for a summit on May 26th. Adrian took an extra day of…
Read the storyBack at BC
Reunion at Base Camp On Saturday late morning, the Everest climbers and guides had gotten back down safely and were reunited with their Lhotse mates at Base Camp – apart…
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