I summited Everest 18 years ago. This photo by Konsta Punkka appears (to me) to be taken from Pumori. It really brings me back. This photo was taken in April/May, when basecamp is fully built-out. Basecamp looks about the same size as when I climbed it. This may surprise those who think the mountain has …
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What skills and traits it takes to be James Bond 007
James Bond is an MI6 British secret agent codenamed 007 portrayed in books and film. There wasn’t a reasonable skillset list for him online. So I assembled a list of James Bond skills. Turns out, 007 has many skills. A list of skills and abilities held by James Bond 007: Did I miss one? Please …
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Video– 3D animation of my route on Mount Everest
3D model and animation by Jeremy White via NYT.
Mars mission will take 6 years roundtrip including prep
Photo credit National Geographic Magazine, November 2016.
Video– Talk at Battery SF about Fix Maps
Here’s the recorded video of a 5-minute talk I gave at Battery San Francisco about Fix Maps. The talk format is called “Ignite” which calls for 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. Here’s the slides from the talk.
How To Build A Snow Cave
Snow caves are fun to build and provide warm places to sleep and take shelter from a storm. This is a brief how-to guide to building a snow cave. The snow cave in this example was built by 4 people near Skinner Hut at the edge of the timberline in late-December 2015 at 11,620 feet. …
This mountaineers review of the two 2015 mountaineering movies
Here are my thoughts on two mountaineering movies that are in theatres now; Meru and Everest. I liked both movies. Here’s a comparison chart that I put together.
When in Iceland
When in Iceland I recommend renting a vehicle. It’s a round island with a single ring road. When renting a vehicle I recommend a 4×4. There are no trees, so you can drive anywhere. When renting a 4×4 I recommend renting a Land Rover. The British were an adventurous lot. When renting a Land Rover, get a Defender. It protected …
Sunset Ocean Beach Yesterday
Deaths and Fairness on Mount Everest
More people died on Everest this year than any other year. The cause of 16 of the 17 deaths on the mountain this year was an avalanche, that occurred between basecamp and camp 1 on 4/18/2014, in an area known as the Popcorn Field. This is around 18,000 or 19,000 feet at the top of the Khumbu Ice …