Everest Trek 2009 Wrap-Up
The Highest Photography Workshop In The World. Jon is back from Nepal and is joined by Chris Marquardt to discuss the trek and photography workshop. You can find Chris on his excellent photography...
View ArticleEverest Trek 2009 Teaser
The Highest Photography Workshop In The World. As expected, here is a sort of “best of” montage of footage from the 2009 Photography workshop. I hope this episode gets everyone excited about season 4...
View ArticleBonus Episode: Tips From The Top Floor Everest Trek 2009 Teaser
A View Of The Trek Through A Differnt Lens. No Baruntse Expedition overview this week. Instead, here’s another look at the Everest Trek 2009 Workshop couretest of Chris Marquardt of Tips From The Top...
View ArticleEpisode 114: Season 4 Introduction, The Highest Photography Workshop In The...
Back To Everest…Again. The highly anticipated season 4 of The Rest of Everest begins this week with a nice overview of what to expect from the Everest Trek 2009 episodes. It’s always exciting to begin...
View ArticleEpisode 115: Kathmandu: Exactly The Same…But Different
The Team Arrives. For the past 3 years I’ve been trying to show a more complete picture of what it’s like to visit Everest and the Himalayas. Now, with a bunch of my audience members standing around me...
View ArticleEpisode 116: Landing In Lukla
The Gold Standard? We landed in Lukla, Nepal this morning and everyone was looking forward to seeing-and experiencing-the famous Lukla Airstrip. A quick flight to Lukla is the first stage of most treks...
View ArticleEpisode 117: No Trains, No Planes, No Automobiles
Too Much Information. We walked out of Lukla and left the infrastructure of modern life behind us. From here on out, there will be no roads and the only trains will be yak trains. How cool is that? At...
View ArticleEpisode 118: Photos Just Don’t Do It…
“In Person” Is Important. The podcast has been a great tool to get people around the world familiar with the Everest region. But this morning it became clear there’s no competition for personal...
View ArticleEpisode 119: Stairmasters
Happily Exhausted. The rest of the day’s trekking has finally brought us to the town of Namche Bazaar. Namche is fairly well-known since it serves as the gateway to the Everest region here in Nepal....
View ArticleEpisode 120: Namche Bazaar
Wolfes And Wildcards. We woke up to our first morning here in Namche and another stunning view right out of our tents. In fact the view is so beautiful it makes yesterday’s difficulties fade away to a...
View ArticleEpisode 121: Sat Phone Conundrum
What We’ve Got Here Is A Failure To Communicate. Since today was a rest day here in Namche, I decided to test our satellite gear. It doesn’t work. Whenever I visit Everest I always bring some...
View ArticleEpisode 122: Nice Lens, Baby
Photo Geeks. We left Namche this morning and resumed our upward progress. Along the way Chris broke out his Lens Baby and we had a blast shooting video with it. As Chris has always said, one of the...
View ArticleEpisode 123: Tengboche
The Wheel Keeps On Turning. We did make it to the little town of Tengboche last night and took a tour of the monastery there this morning. It really is wonderful to get to spend some time in a...
View ArticleEpisode 124: A Change In The Air
A Familiar Face. The rest of the hike to Dingboche had a little bit of everything. We enjoyed trees, tundra, flat sections, steep sections, hot temps, cold temps, sunshine and snow! It was one of those...
View ArticleEpisode 125: A Sherpa Sense Of Humor
Yes, Definitely A Snow Man. We woke up this morning in Dingboche to a rest day and John Fera’s birthday. We had already planned to throw a small party for John but our staff had something more...
View ArticleEpisode 126: A Death In The Family
An Absolute Tragedy. While on an acclimatization hike today a message came down from base camp containing the worst news possible. Tendi’s brother has died higher up on Everest. Tendi is our pacesetter...
View ArticleEpisode 127: You CAN Hear Me Now
No Tea, No SMS. We finally got the sat phone working today but not without help and an important lesson learned from another Dingboche proprietor. Sonam and I needed to get in touch with Babu back in...
View ArticleEpisode 128: Immortalized In Nepal
Happy Birthday Magan! Believe it or not, the weather cleared last night and we were able to continue our journey towards Base Camp. We figure it was Nature’s birthday gift to Megan as today is actually...
View ArticleEpisode 129: The Ultimate Sacrifice
Proof That Climbing Everest WIll Always Be Dangerous. As we continued towards Lobuche today we finally made it to the Everest Memorial, a collection of cairns dedicated to those who have lost their...
View ArticleEpisode 130: A True Living Legend
Would You Like Some Yak Cheese To Go With That Whine? We all woke up very early today, because we need to maximize our trekking time. Today, some of us will make it to base camp. It’s a very exciting...
View ArticleEpisode 131: High Peaks & High Aspirations
This Is Exactly Why I Came. Continuing onward towards Gorak Shep we finally hit the mother lode–an endless panorama of the World’s highest mountains. Leaving Lobuche so early this morning, I think,...
View ArticleEpisode 132: An Unbelievable Base Camp Surprise
Definitely A Day Worthy To Call Mom About. We made it! Yes, we’re a considerably smaller group now, but we’re here–and my friend Dawa is here. What a charmed life I lead. I know the other three guys...
View ArticleEpisode 133: Meanwhile On Kala Patthar
Two Different Places At The Same Time. Morning here at Base Camp was truly glorious. Those of us here are going to hang out a bit, but the rest of the group is on their way up Kala Patthar. As we...
View ArticleEpisode 134: Shhh…It Happens At Base Camp
Can Anyone Say “Sherpa Shortcut”? This fine morning at BC just keeps getting better. We’ve been able to see climbers going up the Icefall for hours. It really puts the landscape in perspective when you...
View ArticleEpisode 135: Real Surreal Reality
Hilarious Hypoxia. Visiting at any base camp on Everest gives you an entirely new appreciation for high altitude mountaineering. You’re always a bit hypoxic here, and it only gets worse as you move...
View ArticleEpisode 136: A Rare Opportunity
I Was Just In The Neighborhood. I stayed at BC a few hours longer than the rest of our group not to take in the scenery, but to catch up with my old friend Dawa. Jeff was the first to head down and...
View ArticleEpisode 137: The Agony Of DeFeet
Where’s The Snooze Button On A Sherpa? This morning Jon and I woke up a bit late. The activity of the past few days had left us pretty exhausted and being all warm and cozy in our individual sleeping...
View ArticleEpisode 138: Yaks In The Mist
Blame Canada. This morning we began the last phase of the Everest trek…the downhill portion. The views of the high peaks were absolutely stunning as we were setting out in the morning during the best...
View ArticleEpisode 139: It’s Just A Phase
Now that we’re on our way down from Mt Everest the group has settled in to the daily routine of trekking in the himalayas. We hike for 6-8 hours each day and then walk into our nightly camp which is...
View ArticleEpisode 140: Pillow Talk
Brought To You By [Insert Company Name Here]. We talk a lot about the need for the proper outerwear on this show. We talk about the need for a warm sleeping bag. Hmm, we even spend a lot of time...
View ArticleEpisode 141: The Rest of Jon Miller
Nelly Was Right. We continued down the trail today and finally made it back into the trees. It’s always fun to descend beneath the treeline–almost as much fun as passing the treeline on the way up! The...
View ArticleEpisode 142: Snot Rocket
One Of The Happiest Days Of My Life. We had a pleasant, almost balmy, evening last night and are now on our way back towards Namche Bazaar. These elevations seemed a bit high over a week ago but now...
View ArticleEpisode 143: High Bridge Hijinks
One Small Step For Man, One Giant Leap For Sherpakind. The rest of today was the kind of day where you feel like a kid again. Thilo, Kyle and I were hiking with Sonam and were really enjoying our nice,...
View ArticleEpisode 144: The Gates To Paradise
No Paradise In Sight. Today was the last day of the trekking portion of our workshop. It’s kind of hard to believe that we’ve made it this far and that tonight we’ll be sleeping in a hotel. The day...
View ArticleEpisode 145: Full Circle
Tipping Karma For Good Karma. Tonight we officially ended the trek by both checking in to our hotel and then showering for the first time in 2 weeks. I guess you could think of the shower as a sort of...
View ArticleEpisode 146: The End Of The 2009 Everest Trek & Photography Workshop
All Good Things Come To An End. It’s difficult to believe that we’ve reached the end of this amazing experience but here we are. The past couple of days in Kathmandu have been pretty amazing. I look...
View Article
