Snowboard Everest Autumn 2003

Dispatch: "This is Eric Henderson with the Snowboard Everest Expedition calling on September 4. It feels like fall up here in the high Himalaya. The harvest moon is rising in the west and we're dreaming of clear weather. The blue sheep are traveling down valley and the sky is turning a deeper shade of blue in the morning light. The wildflowers return themselves to the rocky soil and our family of alpine pheasants are getting fattened up - a little help from Lakpa our cook.

The mornings are clear and inspiring us to stay patient while the afternoons are producing snow showers. We're here at ABC, waiting for our window to climb. Our time is being past reading Vanity Fair, novels and dreaming of Snake River Zonker Stout.

The past monsoon is upon us and our spirits are high. We are presently working on extending our visas and waiting a few more weeks 'til Chomolungma gives us a window to climb."

Dispatches

Pictures copyright Stephen Koch' Autumn Everest 2003 expedition

  Altitude pre-
   acclimatization

   Ascenders

   Atlas snowshoes

   Black Diamond

   Botas

   Brunton

   Carabiners

   CaVa Climbing Shoes
   Clearance

   Clif Bar

   CMI

   Crampons

   Edelweiss ropes
   Eureka Tents

   Featured

   FoxRiver

   Garmin

   Granite Gear

   Harnesses
   Headlamps
   Helmets

   HighGear
   Ice Axes

   Kavu Eyewear

   Katadyn

   Kong

   Lekisport

   Lowepro

   Motorola

   Nalgene

   New England Ropes

   Nikwax

   Omega

   Outdoor Designs

   Pelican

   PowerBar

   Princeton Tec

   Prescription Glacier

   Glasses

   Primus

   Rope Bags

   Seattle Sports

   Serius
   Sleeping Bags

   Stubai

   Suunto

   Tents

   Trekking Poles
   Ushba
   and more here