Departing Namche yesterday we chose to take the path less travelled and instead of going via Tengboche we instead climbed up via a old set of rock stairs to a trail that leads to Mhong Lha From here the trail splits and heads up towards Gokyo or down and across the river to Phortse. From […]
We arrived in Namche late yesterday afternoon just before a large storm descended on us – the thunder and lightening was quite intense and a great way to be welcomed to this famous Nepalese mountain village Our tents kept us warm and dry and and night fell and the temperature dropped the rain turned to […]
The Team is all arriving in the hustle and bustle of Kathmandu. A few arrived yesterday and the rest come into this morning. The next few days will be spent checking gear/ buying anything that is missing and taking the opportunity to do a bit of sight seeing and enjoying the life ad energy that […]
Welcome to the Updates/ Dispatches Page for the Island Peak – EBC 2017 Expedition. We will be updating this page with reports and images when ever possible as we approach the mountain and on the trail to Everest Basecamp. The Team Mal Haskins Erika Hesselroth Amanda Abraham Fiona Shang Acclimation Chukung Ri and moving to […]