Made it to Everest Base Camp around noon! Put in 15 miles total today at some of the highest elevations in the world. This was a tough adventure!

Day after tomorrow I will attempt Everest Base Camp if the weather allows and I’m handling the altitude ok. I won’t lie, it terrifies me a little, but it excites me more! I’ve always said, anything is possible and no regrets. I’ve wanted to do this for a long time. I can give myself a million reasons not to: money, time, age, health, people’s opinions, etc. But those just aren’t good enough. I’ve always climbed my personal mountains with determination and an attitude of no fear, no looking back. Today is no different and I hope it never is. Everest Base Camp here we come!

Averaging approx. 7-8 miles per day with lots of climbing, sharing the trail with yaks, the priority items in your pack are water, toilet paper, and chocolate ( never enough chocolate). Life is Good. Oxygen level at 88 today! I’m told that is awesome at this altitude, part Sherpa! Altitude 4,6290 meters tonight. We have some shallow sleep breathing to endure

working off generator power at the top of the world with grad students for research day presentations. When there is a will, there is a way!

Big snow storm last night. No showers from this point on. Living on disposable underwear, washcloths with boiled water, and chapstick!

Into dengboche, everything changes, landscape, wind, altitude becomes real. Slowly, slowly…. one step at a time

These mountains are beyond stunning. I am so blessed to experience this journey