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. […]
Lhotse/Everest 2015: Second day in Namche Bazaar (3,440m)
We arrived yesterday to Namche Bazaar where we are staying for two day – for acclimatisation. Most of my group members came to Nepal from the sea level and going […]
Altitude Junkies’ Lhotse/Everest 2015 expedition is now in progress!
We left Kathmandu this morning in a helicopter. It took only 45 minutes to fly to Lukla, from where we start our 7 day trek to Everest Base Camp (EBC). […]
Back to Lhotse 2015 (Nepal) – 8516m
I will be heading back in six week to Nepal to join the Altitude Junkies for another try of Mt Lhotse (8516m). Mt. Lhotse is the 4th highest mountain in the world. It […]
Award to first Lithuanian woman to summit Mt Everest
This post is long overdue… However, I’d like to add it now for my own personal record. On June 18th, at the Sports and Physical Education Department of Lithuania, mountaineering […]
“Coming back down” from Mt Everest – Back in Europe
After getting back to Europe, I have begun to put in writing some of the things that happened while summiting Everest. The last few weeks have been a bit surreal and I now just […]
Everest North 2013 – Altitude Junkies Expedition
Summit Push on North Everest, 18 to 22 May, 2013. We made it to the summit on May 22! Many thanks to my team mates Ole, Nelson, Javier, Margaret, and […]
Post Mt Everest-Summit In Kathmandu
Sorry for not updating you all earlier. It has been hectic since I came back from Tibet on Tuesday. Margaret and I actually walked back to the Courtyard hotel from […]
Summit Photos! Mt Everest North!
Edita is sending amazing photos this morning from the base camp. She writes.. “I am sending just a few thoughts (sorry if my writing is not very coherent – I […]
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