Jul 2, 2020The SummitPete is back from Namche, and the rest of the team are back from our ill-fated attempt at a summit push. We have had a few days of fried...
Jul 2, 2020Good DecisionsThese last few days have been a roller coaster - physically, emotionally, and meteorologically. This is where it began... Pete has a...
Jul 2, 2020Everest: Day 30 – The LullWe are waiting now. Waiting for weather. Waiting for ropes to be fixed. Waiting to be strong. For me, it's a fine line. I'm getting...
Jul 2, 2020Everest: Day 20–25Day 20-21 – Khumbu Icefall "This is it!" calls out an over-enthusiastic Pete, as we sling our heavy packs over our shoulders. We are...
Jul 2, 2020Everest: Day 19We are about to start our first rotation – an arduous climb through the Khumbu Ice Fall, up to the Lhotse Face and into Camp 3. All this...
Jul 2, 2020Everest: Day 10–18Happy Easter everyone and apologies for the lack of updates lately. We’ve settled into base camp life now. Below is a typical day. Wake...
Jul 2, 2020Everest: Day Eight + NineTrek to Basecamp We set off from Loboche relatively early, to get to base camp in time to set up. This will be our home for the next two...
Jul 2, 2020Everest: Day Six + SevenDay Six: Dengboche We spent a second day at Dengboche. How or why these villages came to be is baffling, but there appear to be numerous...
Jul 2, 2020Everest: Day Four + FiveWe set off this morning as the weather started closing in. Pete’s morning rendition of the Angolan National Anthem gave me both an...
Jul 2, 2020Everest : Day Two + ThreeDay Two : Phakding Latest Tinder update says that Alice (who likes reading and fishing) is now 89kms away. “Cheeky”, says Pete, although...
Jul 2, 2020Everest : Day OneOver the next two months, the ForRangers founders, Sam Taylor and Peter Newland are attempting to put the ForRangers flag on the summit...