Erin Carney (class of ’06) and Michael Carney (class of ’79) hiked up to Mount Everest Base Camp. Haley Carney, another daughter, also joined Michael and Erin. We hike up 11 days to arrive at Mount Everest Base Camp and then hiked down 4 days. It was a family adventure. The hike was very physical…
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…
John and Michael Carney reached Everest Base Camp in support of the Nianjema School. The hike up to base camp took us 11 days and the hike down took 3 days. We did have a few days of rest periodically. I can’t compare the challenge of hiking up to Mount Everest Base camp with Charlie…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
We left Namche this morning around 8am. The sun was out so I just had on 2 shirts and at our first stop, I took off one of the shirts. It is warm while you are walking but as soon as we stop I have to put my jacket on or I will get cold.…
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