Written by T-Dawg on August 19, 2009
Hi Seth! What type of exercise plan do you recommend for the six hour training day? I know a lot of cardio. is recommended, so would it be good to do some cross training or just go on a extended hike?
Answered by Seth Waterfall on August 24, 2009
Thanks for [...]
Climbing season is at its peak in the Pacific Northwest. First Ascent Guide Seth Waterfall shares his tips on how to boost your chances to tag the top.
June 25, 2009
Ashford, WA
By Seth Waterfall
I’ve always dreamed of skiing off the summit of Denali. This spring I had an opportunity to make that dream come true.
I’d planned to do a fast ascent, with minimal time for acclimatization. Having just returned to the States from my first trip to the Himalaya and a summit of [...]
Everest Dispatch #89
May 27, 2009
Namche, Nepal
By Dave Hahn
The cyclone pushed us out of Everest Basecamp. Early yesterday morning, it tried to crush us in our tents. Heavy, wet snow was falling at the rate of perhaps three inches per hour. Everything was getting buried fast… tents, yaks, climbing gear. It was [...]
Everest Dispatch #87
May 24, 2009
Everest Basecamp
’09 Pre-Monsoon Climbing Season
There are two distinct sounds that jar me away from the day to day life at Basecamp and instantly remind me of the sobering landscape in which we are living. The first starts as a low grumble, like a distant roll of thunder moving up the valley, [...]
Everest Dispatch #86
May 24, 2009
Basecamp
I was perplexed this morning at ABC. Shouldn’t a night’s sleep have healed all wounds and refreshed me enough to seize one more Everest day? But as I lay –uncomfortably- in my sleeping bag at 5:30 AM, rubbing my eyes, stifling coughs and wondering why so many muscles hurt… I remembered [...]
Email from Basecamp:
We heard from Dave that the the summit team are currently descending from the South Col to Camp 2. They departed the Col. at approx. 12.30pm and are expected to arrive at Camp 2 around 5 pm. We will post an entry as soon as the team arrives at Camp 2.
Gerry
Email from Basecamp:
Hi there,
The summit team including Dave, Seth, Melissa and Kent have arrived safely at the south col. They plan to spend a few hours resting and evaluate the weather conditions before making the decision to spend the night at camp 4, or descend to camp 2. As soon as we hear from [...]
*Next dispatch from the team will be at the South Col, their descent
will take approximately 4 hours
Everest Dispatch #80
May 22, 2009
Balcony….27,600 ft.
Email just in from Basecamp:
“Team apparently passed the Balcony at about 1:35am – but we didn’t have direct radio comms. So far so good… they are still heading up!”
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