My Ecuador Volcano Adventure and Beyond (Final)
After I returned from Chimborazo, I received a message from a colleague of mine at WFP that sounded something like this: “Hi Edita, hope you are ok. If you are […]
Category Archives: Mountaineering
My Ecuador Volcano Adventure – Chimborazo and Earthquake (Part 3)
The biggest objective of our trip was Chimborazo via the northern (Meyer Glacier) route. This route is rarely climbed due to the logistical difficulties of getting to this remoter side […]
My Ecuador Volcano Adventure – Antisana (Part 2)
When we set off for the summit push a little past midnight, we could see the stars and the moon above us. Berta stayed at base camp to take a […]
My Latest Adventure in Ecuador and Beyond… (Part 1)
This is a long overdue post I’ve been meaning to write for a year but found a million of reasons to postpone. Here it is… Since I came back from Nepal last […]
The day Everest came tumbling down
First of all, I would like to thank everyone for your thoughts and support while I remained stranded at Everest Base Camp after the earthquake and avalanche. It was a […]
Altitude Junkies remain in Everest Base Camp until Friday
Edita had hoped to catch a helicopter out of Everest Base Camp this morning, but unfortunately the one she intended to catch was transporting one of the casualties and there […]
The Everest Base Camp vigil continues
A quick update to say Edita is spending a third night at Everest Base Camp after Saturday’s tragic earthquake. There is no hurry to return to Kathmandu. Many hotels are […]
One year on: my tribute to Dorje Khatri
It’s been a year since that morning on 18 April 2014 when an avalanche in the Khumbu Icefall took the lives of 16 Sherpas. One of them was Dorje Khatri, […]
Day 5 in EBC: the base camp puja
This is my 5th day in Everest Base Camp (EBC), and it’s exactly two weeks since we left Kathmandu at the start of the expedition. Yesterday we had our puja, […]
Lhotse/Everest 2015 – all Junkies arrived at the base camp
Phil, Margaret, Milos and I arrived at Everest Base Camp (EBC) yesterday while the other members of the Altitude Junkies expedition stayed in Lobuche for a second night to acclimatise. […]
