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EVEREST RESILIENCE: Part 2 – Situational Awareness
When the earthquake hit us at Camp 1 on Mount Everest, the whole Khumbu Glacier heaved up and down. Our tent shot vertically upward eight inches, then it dropped back with a jolt. I felt like I was being tossed about in a life raft on a violent sea. Massive avalanches...
EVEREST RESILIENCE: Part 1 – Everest
I’ve wanted to climb Mount Everest for 30 years. After seeing a black and white photograph of Everest in my family’s encyclopedia long ago, big mountains have had a gravitational pull on my life. I became a geologist. I became a climber. By 2015, after 33 years of...
Puja Blessing Ceremony
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TREKKING TOWARD EVEREST: TOLERANCE AND TENACITY
Climbing Mount Everest next month will be incredibly challenging. But, my three previous trips to the Himalayas have shown me that just getting to the mountains can be difficult. If you want to climb a big mountain in Nepal, you must first trek there. While trekking...
Spectacular View – Nepal – Snow
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RESILIENCE FROM THE KHUMBU
In the Khumbu Valley of Nepal, the cycle of life abounds: Daily activity interwoven with dramatic beauty; the profound crammed against the profane. For me, the cycle of resilience resides here as well: recovery, renewal, and reinvention. I first visited the Khumbu 23...
Jim Davidson Reporting from Kathmandu, Nepal
Jim Davidson reporting from Kathmandu, Nepal!
TURNING DREAMS INTO REALITY – HOW DO YOU CLIMB EVEREST?
Over the last year, as my expedition to Nepal drew ever closer, people at my presentations frequently asked: So, how do you climb Everest? While some wanted details about the route, gear and techniques, most people were asking a bigger, more important question: How...
RIME ICE & RESILIENCE – LESSONS AND PHOTOS FROM CLIMBING THE MEXICAN VOLCANOES
I just returned from co-leading a climbing expedition to Mexico’s high volcanoes. Rime ice and resilience taught us much that we can apply to our next climbs, and to life. Here are some crucial lessons and photos from our expedition. Rime Ice on Ixta After a...