A sad day

This Thursday was a sad day for the teams at Everest Base Camp and the Sherpa community as a huge avalanche hit the Khumbu icefall and killed Lakpa Nuru Sherpa from Thame. The serac, which had been towering above the Khumbu icefall and had been waiting to…

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Off to the land of the Sherpas – but who exactly are they?

I have just found out that flights to Lukla have resumed and I can actually hear the planes as I am writing this. This is good news, as the trekkers and mountaineers, who are eager to get out, are finally making it to the Khumbu, or rather…

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The firsts

Whilst I have never really been that interested in being the first in anything (what could I possibly be first in?) I could not resist having a look into how many German women have summited Mount Everest so far. I was surprised to find out that only…

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