Everest Team Is On It’s Way!

Fred and Kurt greeted upon arrival in Kathmandu, Nepal. Kurt Wedberg and good friend of SMI Fred Simmons have embarked on their much anticipated expedition to Mt. Everest! After all...
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Everest Team Healthy And Moving Well

Kurt Wedberg and Fred Simmons on the deck of the Everest View Hotel above Namche Bazaar. The peak to the right is Ama Dablam. Everest is obscured by clouds behind....
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Everest Team Moving Closer to Base Camp!

Mt. Everest (8850m/29,035') and Lhotse (8516m/27,939') the first and fourth highest mountains in the world with the Tenzing Norgay monument in the foreground. The first ascent of Mt. Everest is...
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Everest Team Reaches Base Camp!

Greetings from Everest Base Camp at 5365m/17,600′.  We arrived here on Easter Sunday. After leaving Pheriche we spent three nights at a camp at the base of Lobuche Peak before...
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More From Everest Base Camp!

Fred enjoying an acclimatization hike on Pumo Ri above Base Camp with the dramatic backdrop of Nuptse (right) and Everest (left). Our Sherpa's dancing at the end of the "Puja...
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Everest Team Ready To Move Above Base Camp!

Since arriving at Base Camp (5365m/17,600′) our primary focus has been to start the acclimatization process in preparation for moving higher on the mountain.  Acclimatizing is the term used for...
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Everest Team Reaches Camp 2!

Fred and Kurt in the Western Cwm. Greetings from Everest Base Camp!  We are safely back here after spending four nights at Camps 1 & 2.  On April 19 we...
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Everest Base Camp Living!

Everest Base Camp Living! Greetings from Everest Base Camp.  Since last we checked in we had just descended from C2 after sleeping a few nights up high.  Since then we...
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Everest Team Safely Returns From Acclimatizing Up High

Kancha Nuru Sherpa, Kurt Wedberg, and Fred Simmons near the base of the Lhotse Face during an acclimatization day hike on May 1. Camp 2 and the Lhotse Face at...
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