Mr. Handyman arrived at Mount Everest Base Camp

Michael Carney, owner of the Mr. Handyman of the Southwest Atlanta Suburbs hike to Mount Everest Base Camp. Mike hiked up with his 2 daughters Erin and Haley as well as his brother, John, and his two nieces Dever and Julia. The hike was very physically demanding as well as a mental challenge. Climbing the…

Arrived at Base Camp – I can’t believe it

We had a relatively short distance to Mount Everest Base camp but it took a while to hike. First of all we were hiking at 17,500 feet elevation approximately up and down and also base camp is very large. It took us almost an hour once entering base camp to arrive at the Alpine Ascents…

Leading Edge Attachments goes to Everest Base Camp

Michael Carney, a small investor in Leading Edge Attachments, hiked to Mount Everest Base Camp. There are many challenges to using the LEA attachments here around Mount Everest. – There is not much automation here, like none, everything is done by hand. – The trails are only suitable for people, yaks, and horses. No bikes,…

6th Day of the hike to Everest

Today we had a long hike down to a river and then a long hike back up the other side. We didn’t gain much elevation in our hike today but moved closer to Mount Everest. In fact as we arrived to our tea house, we saw Mount Everest for the first time. Clouds periodically covered…

Proud of Haley and Erin in Nepal

I am here with Haley and Erin hiking up to Mount Everest Base Camp. As we hike each day from 4-8 hours and spend our afternoons and nights in the tea house dining room I am getting to know each of them better. Especially when there is no internet available. I see both myself and…

7th Day of our Hike

We moved into higher elevation today. Up and down then a hike down to a river and then back up the side of yet another mountain. I really began to feel the effects of the altitude this morning. A slight headache and a little dizzy. Erin and Haley walked again with me. I really appreciate…

Handling Construction Materials in Northern Nepal

In the United States, it is a short drive to go buy construction materials. Mr. Handyman can pick them up for our customers or our customers can purchase them and have them available when Mr. Handyman arrives to do the work. In Northern Nepal this does not happen. We are staying in a village called…

5th day of the hike to Everest Base Camp.

Today we backtracked most of the day on the trail that we took yesterday. Yesterday’s hike was another altitude adjustment hike. Last night we stayed in the city where our head Sherpa lives as well as some of the other sherpas. Our head sherpa’s last name is actually Sherpa. We were invited first thing in…