Every country. Seven Summits. One lifetime.
Western Cwm Right after I topped off the icefall I found myself on a nice flat glacier and entered the Western Cwm. The word cwm had annoyed me for a long time. How the hell do you pronounce it, what does it mean? It turns out that it’s a Welsh word pronounced ‘coom’, and a … Read more
Mt. Everest Summit Day So I’ll say now this page shares my Nepal Everest summit attempt and I was not successful. I turned around after several things had gone wrong that day. If you read the rest of this page hopefully you’ll understand why. If you’re simply interested to see the top of the world … Read more
Climbing the Lhotse Face After the icefall, the Lhotse Face is probably the next most famous part of climbing Everest from the south side. Climbing the Lhotse Face can be dangerous because of the high chance of avalanche and constantly falling rocks. As a matter of fact, one of our Sherpas on our expedition once … Read more
Khumbu Ice Fall The Khumbu Icefall is the first challenge of climbing Mt. Everest. Early in the morning you’ll leave leave base camp and begin your ascent to Camp I. Without question, the icefall is one of the most dangerous parts of the entire mountain and has claimed lots of lives over the past several … Read more
Climbing Mt. Everest Reaching the top of the world has been a dream of mine as long as I can remember. I never thought I’d have a shot of this, but was incredibly lucky to be able to attempt the mountain in 2016. I had long been intimidated by the mountain, but I actually felt … Read more
Zhouzhi Wildlife Reserve A great place to visit just north of Xi’an is the Zhouzhi wildlife rehabilitation center. Injured or sick animals that are native to China are taken in and nursed back to health. The vast majority of the animals here are exotic ones that would otherwise be hard to spot in the wild. … Read more
Traveling in Xi’an Although I had a brief stop in Beijing, Xi’an was the first place I really began to explore in China. Xi’an was once one of China’s four ancient capitals, with some of the best history in the country. Despite its age, Xi’an only has a population close to one million, and is … Read more
Visiting Mt. Huashan Not too far away from the city of Xi’an is one of the most scenic areas I have ever visited. Huashuan National Park is just as easy to reach as the Terra-cotta Warriors. Tall mountains with occasional small trees and shrubs sprouting from the cliffs and occasional waterfalls earned this place a … Read more
Traveling in Beijing I began my travels in Beijing with Tiananmen Square. Here I viewed the famous portrait of one of China’s most known and respected leaders, Chairman Mao Zedong, who ruled for over a quarter of a century from 1949 to 1976. Although he is seen with controversy in the west and even within … Read more
Visiting the Great Wall of China Easily China’s most famous national treasure is its Great Wall. Considered one of mankind’s greatest achievements, the Great Wall was built throughout several centuries beginning as early as the 600 A.D. In modern times it has been estimated that the Great Wall still covers nearly 4,000 miles. The two … Read more
