by Jim Davidson | Oct 29, 2015 | Everest 2015, Resilience, Uncategorized
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...
by Jim Davidson | Oct 22, 2015 | Everest 2015, Resilience, Uncategorized
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...
by Jim Davidson | Apr 12, 2015 | Everest 2015, Lessons, Resilience, Speaking of Adventure, Test, Training, Uncategorized
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...
by Jim Davidson | Apr 2, 2015 | Everest 2015, I Shouldn't Be Alive, Partnership, Resilience, Speaking of Adventure, The Ledge, Training, Uncategorized
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...
by Jim Davidson | Apr 1, 2015 | Everest 2015, Uncategorized
Jim Davidson reporting from Kathmandu, Nepal!