3. Climbs
1994
1995
1996
1999
2001
2001
2002
2004
2005
2005
2007
2008
2010
2011
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Mt Shasta, CA,
Mt Rainier, WA,
Mt Whitney, CA,
Kilimanjaro, Africa,
Kala Patthar, Nepal,
Everest BC, Nepal,
Elbrus, Russia,
Orizaba, Mexico,
Illiniza Norte, Ecuador,
Cotapaxi, Ecuador,
Guagua Pichincha, Ecu
Denali, Alaska
Aconcagua, Argentina
Cho Oyu, Nepal
14,179 ft. + 9
14,410 ft.
14,505 ft. + 9
19,340 ft.
18,192 ft.
~18,000 ft.
18,510 ft.
18,697 ft.
16,785 ft.
19,347 ft.
15,696 ft.
20,320 ft.
22,840 ft.
26,906 ft. ????? 6th highest
8. Organization
Everything has a place
Know where it is at all times
When not in use put it back
Use tent pockets to organize while in tent
Use vestibule for boots, gaiters, etc.
Use top of pack for food, water, and jacket
Use pockets for camera, lip ice, food
Etc.
9. Organization cont.
Select a tent pocket for headlamp, diary,
glasses, trash, earplugs, trash, clock
As it gets colder decide what you want in your
sleeping bag – socks, jacket, boot liners, etc.
Keep similar things together – toilet articles,
utensils, sun articles
94. Day 5 – Sun Feb 7
Carry to 16,200’
7am breakfast of eggs and bacon
Snowing, very beautiful
Special treat of penitentes
Back down to bc about 4pm
111. Dinner of soup, chicken quesadillas and peaches.
Super bowl Sunday
112. Day 6 – Mon Feb 8
Move day to 16,200’
No sleep
Breakfast of pancakes, bacon, juice,
granola
Wind died
Tough day 5-1/2 hours to Camp 1, 16,200’
120. Day 7 – Tues Feb 9
Carry day to 18,000’
7am breakfast of oatmeal and cream of
wheat
Great stars last night
Lots of scree
Wind knocked me around
Back about 3pm
141. Hot drinks before dinner
Dinner of soup, mac, sauce
and sausage
Bed 8:30pm
142. Day 9 – Thur Feb 11
Carry day to 19,200’
8:30am sun just coming up
No sleep breakfast of millet/granola
Half scree half snow
Left 10:30 back 3:30
Cashed at 19,200’
152. Day 10 – Fri Feb 12
Rest day at 18,000’
No sleep
Got some diamox
Breakfast of bagels and bacon and breakfast
bars
Tent all day
Rice soup for lunch
Really cold
Dinner of pasta and tomato sauce
7pm bed
153.
154. Day 11 – Sat Feb 13
Move day to high camp
8:30 am
Still not getting enough O2
Breakfast of oatmeal/cream of wheat and
breakfast bar
Very very windy and cold
Got to high camp about 2pm – 19,200’
158. Fierce wind – another team lost a tent
Organize organize organize
Dinner of mashed potatoes, butter and bacon
Bed early
159.
160. Day 12 – Sun Feb 14
Summit day
5:30 am start
Very very cold and windy
Every piece of clothing on
Long grueling climb, crampons all the way
6 breaks up 3 down
