In October of 2011 after successfully summitting Manaslu with Ben West, Sidi Mama and Pemba Sherpa, Mal Haskins attempted to speedfly from below Camp 3. Walking out19th October We’re on the walk out – we left SamaGoan a few days ago and are now about to head over the Lharka Lha. We should be back […]
19th October We’re on the walk out – we left SamaGoan a few days ago and are now about to head over the Lharka Lha. We should be back in Kathmandu bu the 24th or the 25th of October – maybe in time for the RWC final – go the All Blacks We’ve been joined […]
12th – 13th October. Things start to stack up. It’s amazing just how quickly things can go pear shaped. At C4 we had made a plan for Ben and Phemba to descend to C2 and Sidi Mama and I would remain at C3 where we would pack up the gear and then I’d try to […]
2 am – 12th October Ben wakes me from my hypoxic daze …. "Mal – I’ve run out of oxygen …. What do I do?" I look at him a bit confused, "You’ll just need to deal with it bro, sit up, try to relax, don’t panic. You’ll be ok. We’ll be starting to get […]
