23 maart 2014

Dutch Cho Oyu 2014 Expedition


Guess where I'm going from april 24 to june 8? 
 chooyu2014.nl

The expedition has it's own facebook-page: Dutch Cho Oyu 2014 Expedition (www.chooyu2014.nl) and you can find news & updates on this site and off course Twitter and Facebook.


15 januari 2014

Ama Dablam 2013 - Gear List

Kathmandu & Khumbu - the Climb - Logistics & Gear - Full Gear List

So, I've finally started writing up a report of my Ama Dablam climb, which I did in november 2013. To start with the finale: I summited on november 22nd! This is the final part: the gear list.

You'll find 3 columns: the first is the type of gear, the second is the item I brought with me and the third is the weight in grams. For some items I've brought more then one (socks, etc. - you get the idea), but this is not reflected in the list. When building your own gear list be critical of what and how many you take.

Ama Dablam Gear
Gear in use on Ama Dablam

Ama Dablam 2013 - Logistics & Gear

Kathmandu & Khumbu - the Climb - Logistics & Gear - Full Gear List

So, I've finally started writing up this report of my Ama Dablam climb, which I did in november 2013. To start with the finale: I summited on november 22nd! This is part 3, about the logistics of the climb and the  gear I used. The first post is about Kathmandu and the Khumbu valley, the second about the actual climb.

The logistics in Nepal were all taken care of by Tim Mosedale (www.timmosedale.co.uk), who had organized the entire trip. All I needed to do was to book a return flight to Kathmandu. I flew with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (www.klm.com), using the AMS-DEL-KTM route.
Tim explaining logistics in the mess tent

Ama Dablam 2013 - The Climb

Kathmandu & Khumbu - the Climb - Logistics & Gear - Full Gear List

So, I've finally started writing up this report of my Ama Dablam climb, which I did in november 2013. To start with the finale: I summited on november 22nd! This is part 2 of a 3 part report, about the climb of Ama Dablam itself. The first post is about Kathmandu and the Khumbu valley. The third part will feature the gear and logistics of the trip.

We reached Ama Dablam Base Camp on november 9th, after an initial puja at the monestary at Upper Pengboche. The puja ceremony is for luck on the climb.
Ama Dablam from Upper Pengboche
Views of Ama Dablam from the walk down from Upper Pengboche

Ama Dablam 2013 - Kathmandu & Khumbu

Kathmandu & Khumbu - the Climb - Logistics & Gear - Full Gear List

So, I've finally started writing up this report of my Ama Dablam climb, which I did in november 2013. To start with the finale: I summited on november 22nd!

This wil be a 3 part report. First up is the Kathmandu and Khumbu valley section of the trip. Second will be about the climb itself. The third section will feature the gear and logistics of the trip.

Boudhanath stupa in Kathmandu