5300m. 2:30 am on the 21st our wonderful porter woke us up with 3 in 1 coffee and muesli. Crawling out of our down sleeping bags after a cold night cuddling our hot water bottles. (Some how I was sprawled across the bottom of the tent??) Dressed in wool, down and all the wonderful warm clothes we had been wearing the last 10 days to base camp and Kala Pattar. Plastic boots, helmets, harnesses, headlamps and ice axe ... time to unzip the tent. We start the first few hours with tecnical rocky, snowy scramble/climbing. Im sure if the sun was up it would have been a little more intense. Alone all I hear is my breath and my footsteps. Then the excitement began. Time to put on the crampons. Steep pitches of snow. Then the fixed lines. I attach my safety and my jumar. Meditation. The sun is starting to rise over Ama Dablam, (the peak for 2015??) kombu glacier and the Everest rage. Base camp is far below. Where I was only a few days prior. The sun starts to warm my near frostbitten toes. Joy! Up to 6119m slowly, keeping my heart rate and breath under control. At 8am I reach the top. Amazing blue bird day. Perfect view. Perfect moment. 20,000ft Thank you everyone for all the support. I am blessed in this life. Those of you close to me, those of you who have crossed my path for only brief but memorable moments. My family. My AMAZING and wonderful family. Love surrounds you always. There was not a day I did not think about all of you. Thank you for it all. See you in a few weeks!!! Marlene Weintrager, Richard Weintrager and family, Carolyn Weintrager and family, Kristina Weintrager and Zoe Weintrager My friends. My special friends. So many of you dear to me. You are all a part of me and this journey. Blessings to you all!!! Todd Inouye, Laurie Inouye, Francesca Ter Poorten, Heather Ivany, my wonderful yoga teachers. Namaste. Mike Brcic my employer of 7 years?? You give me freedom. And the best job ever!!! Sacred Rides brought me to Nepal mu first time in 2011. I knew I would be back. Fernie peeps love shredding with you all. My radness stems from the engulfing radness of all of you. Mari Tamari no words can explain what an amazing person you are! Thank you. Let our next two weeks be filled with joy! Lets climb some katmandu rock in the sun!! Ryan. Ryan Kikauka my darling. Over 3 years of support and love. So much love ♡ you are my best friend. (Boy that is.... Girls you know who you are my besties!) Ryan you never doubt me. You believe in me more then I believe in myself at times. Here is to life!!! Here is to us! At 20,000ft everything in the mind is quiet. Peace.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 08:46:59 +0000