Mt. Everest 2005: Alpine Ascents Everest 2005: Hello friends, family and loved ones...

Update: May 11 Pheriche
    
Hello friends, family and loved ones,

Ah, what a fine relaxing day it has been. Located at 14,143 ft Pheriche is a windy little village nestled between Himalayan giants. We opted to spend an extra day here when Lakpa radioed that the winds were high at base camp. Our three weather reports confirm wind for the next several days so we are in no rush to get back to the mountain. We are enjoying the thick oxygen rich air here and made the best of it by spending much of the day eating and sleeping. Dave led Ron, Tony and Nigel over the hill to Chukkung for a good view of Lhotse. On their way back they witnessed the birth of a colt (yes it is that time of the year). That was enough to motivate all of us to go see. As small and delicate as it was, None of us wanted to be it's mom. Baby was at least 35 pounds and all legs.

As you may suppose with all the reading, card playing and knitting going on we are well rested and ready to head back and climb. Everyone is healthy and in good spirits and our Sherpas are busy preparing our high camp. So now we are pondering the weather reports intently...trying to divine the right time to move up. To soon and we risk frostbite and hypothermia, to late and we could miss our opportunity entirely. All of our patience and experience will now be needed to make the right decision. But that's what makes this an adventure. So, please stay tuned for our next exciting report from Loboche.

Hugs and Kisses,
Vern Tejas

Dispatches

Vern Tejas, Willi Prittie, Dave Morton, Jose Luis Peralvo, and Lakpa Rita Sherpa will lead the Alpine Ascent team on Everest this Spring. They will attempt the standard South East ridge route.

GUIDE STAFF (BIOS)
Lakpa Rita Sherpa Senior Guide & Sirdar	Vern Tejas Senior Guide	Willi Prittie Senior Guide
Dave Morton Senior Guide	Jose Luis Peralvo Senior Guide	Ellie Henke Base Camp Manager
CLIMBERS
Nigel Clark	Esther Colwill	Ron Farb
Kevin Grant	Cathy Groninger	Kent Groninger
Mostafa Mahmoud	Jeanne Stawiecki	Dianette Strange-Wells
Tony Van Marken	David Liano	Danielle Fisher

Built to handle a myriad of different climbing pursuits, the Ultralight Universal is our best selling crampon. This crampon lives for trekking, glacier travel, or steep couloirs and snowfields. Totally adjustable Zytel straps make this crampon durable and easy to use. Fits everything from moon boots to flip-flops, our lightest crampon available. Weight: 590g Points: 10. See more here.

   Ascenders

   Atlas snowshoes

   Atomic

   Black Diamond

   Botas

   Brunton

   Carabiners

   CaVa Climbing Shoes

   Chaco

   Clearance

   Clif Bar

   Cloudveil

   CMI

   Crampons

   Edelweiss ropes
   Eureka Tents

   Exofficio

   Featured

   FoxRiver

   Garmin

   Granite Gear

   Harnesses
   Headlamps

   Hestra
   Helmets

   HighGear

   HornyToad
   Ice Axes

   Julbo

   Kavu Eyewear

   Katadyn

   Kelty

   Kong

   Lekisport

   Life is Good

   Lowa

   Lowe Alpine

   Lowepro

   Millet

   Motorola

   Mountain Hardwear

   Mountainsmith

   MSR

   Nalgene

   New England Ropes

   Nikwax

   Omega

   Patagonia

   Pelican

   Petzl

   PowerBar

   Princeton Tec

   Prescription Glacier

   Glasses

   Primus

   Rope Bags

   Salomon

   Scarpa

   Seattle Sports

   Serius
   Sleeping Bags

   Stubai

   Suunto

   Tents

   Teva

   Thermarest

   Trango

   Tool Logic

   Trekking Poles
   Yaktrax
   and more here