Monthly Archives: September 2011
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Everest Diary: Quizzical looks at the Weather
September 30, 2011
After having relaxed in the snow, rain and finally in the sunshine, the team is getting ready for their second summit attempt. The weather had played a few tricks on us and after the two groups had come down from the mountain last weekend, it had continued to snow and rain for another two solid …
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Horlicks Team’s gallant 10k run
September 29, 2011
A big thanks to the Horlicks team who ran the Dorney Lake 10k in aid of Walking With The Wounded. Well done!
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Everest Diary: The mountain is not ready for us!
September 26, 2011
Like so often in the mountains, things did not go to plan for our first summit attempt. We were all ready to go for the top in the coming days; everyone had prepared and packed their food, their oxygen equipment and their gear for their summit bid, the Sherpas had prayed and burnt incense around …
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Everest Diary: Punishing Mental & Physical Feat
September 20, 2011
There is no way one can mince words about the last rotation – it was a punishing feat of mental and physical strength. Over five days the team climbed from Base Camp (4800m) to Camp 3 (6750m) and back down. This doesn’t sound like a great amount of climbing, however it must be considered that all …
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Everest Audio Diary: Bombs & Bullets
September 19, 2011
Listen to the Everest Team’s Audio Diary here. Jaco: Hi Everyone. This is Jaco here from the All Ranks Mess or aka known now as Bombs and Bullets. We are all […] of all. We know everyone one knows there was a earthquake in Nepal. We were all safe in out tents up the mountain at 6200 …
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Everest Audio Diary: Base Camp 4800m
September 15, 2011
Listen to the Everest Team’s Audio Diary here. “Hello my lovelies, it’s Captain Hewitt here again, some several months after the North Pole. We’ve changed location now to the Himalayas. Slightly warmer, not minus 37, a very cool plus four. We’re at base camp, 4800m, where we’ve been acclimatising for the past 10 days or …
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North Pole Team in New York
September 14, 2011
Guy Disney and Ed Parker from the successful North Pole 2011 team spoke in New York on Tuesday night about their expedition and the desire to build upon the unity between wounded soldiers of the United Kingdom and the USA. During the New York presentation, Guy Disney suggested that once the new Walking with the …
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Everest Audio Diary: Training In Manaslu
September 13, 2011
Click here to listen to a voice message from Birdseye at the camp in Manaslu. After having spent three nights at Camp I at 5,570m (18,300ft) and climbed a bit higher for acclimatization purposes, the Himalayan Experience team has come safely down the mountain and is now back at base camp. The first acclimatization rotation went …
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Make a donation by phone
September 9, 2011
You can make a donation to Walking with the Wounded from your mobile phone. Text WALK to 70777 to donate £5. (Texts cost £5 + standard network rate)
