Upon seeing Mount Everest clearly for the first time in 1921 after weeks of travel, George Leigh Mallory wrote, "It was a prodigious white fang, an excrescence from the jaw of the world. We saw Mount Everest."
Jack Kerouac: 'Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain!'
Jack Kerouac: 'Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain!'
If you would like to know more about my journey from hill walker to mountaineer please visit my "Getting High" website.
Weather Forecast
Click on this bold blue text for detailed Mount Everest Weather Forecast, or here for a better view of the weather during the trek to base camp. To ensure you get the correct forecast for the part of the mountain I am on please use the following heights with the Everest forecast: Base Camp - use 5000m, Camps 1 or 2 - use 6000m, Camp 3 - use 7000m, Camp 4 - use 8000m, and for the summit - use 8850m.
Everest Webcam
Click here for the Everest webcam located close to base camp at Kala Patthar. This location was chosen because of the excellent view of the summit, including both the north and south-west faces as well as the South Col and West Ridge. On the route that I shall take our summit attempt will start from Camp 4 in the South Col, just out of the picture to the right.