Leaving Mera La on Losar?! - Tilman Trek Reloaded
14 Feb, 10 - 02:14
Phill Michael rappeling down Snivelling Gully in the Canadian Rockies in the late 1990's
Today marks the new year of the lunar calendar. It's the new moon of February (the February of the Gregorian calendar)...Chinese New Year...which is Losar for Buddhists in Nepal. It's also Valentine's Day in North America. No matter where you are...celebrate with Love...as always!! =^)
It's been a good winter in the northern hemisphere. Steve and I listened to Bon Iver ('Bon Hiver' is 'Good Winter' in French) quite a bit while we were at The Lodge in northern Baja in early December 2009...and I've been listening to that quite a bit lately...B^]
Click here to listen to a sample track. It's amazing. Be patient with the download. It's worth it.
Phill Michael on Professors Falls in the Canadian Rockies in the early 1990's
I'm continually digging through the archives...and have been recently reflecting upon past Februarys. I guess I used to do a bit of waterfall ice climbing?! I wore the same bright yellow Koflach Vario Extreme boots on Mera La in 2008...as I wore in the early 90's. Those were the days...as much as THESE are the days. I suppose it's time for an upgrade. It's ALL good! B^)
Phill Michael leading 'A Fist Full of Huevos' in the Canadian Rockies in the early 1990's
Allow me to crank open my 1911 copy of Dicken's 'Tale of Two Cities'...and quote the opening paragraph:
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going the other way--in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only."
Indeed...this new, electronic age is different. It might be a cliche to say it's a Brave New World...but it certainly is! Innovations are on every horizon!
Humanedgetech.com just released their Contact 5 software...and Explorersweb.com just revamped their site into a thing of beauty. For those of us who like to share our wanderings, the new Contact software is an even better platform than its predecessor to launch expedition dispatches.
Inmarsat is coming out with a useful product. IsatPhone Pro, which will be launched in June 2010, will offer satellite telephony - with Bluetooth for hands-free use - as well as voicemail, text and email messaging. Location data will also be available to the user to look up or send in a text message. The world gets smaller and smaller...so we had best choose to embrace each others differences and productively create a shimmering future of goodness. With all the diversions that this information age provides, it can be challenging to see the forest through the trees.
Can you see the forest through the trees?!
Recent natural disasters, like the Haiti earthquake, have seen companies like the SatellitePhoneStore.com be able to give aid to those who have lost everything material...by providing communication devices in places that no longer have that kind of infrastructure. These devices allow the afflicted to connect with the outside world and accept help. Communication is everything.
21st century medical technology continues to have a purely positive impact on the lives of every single person on this earth. Is there anybody who doesn't benefit from therapies like the ones Medtronic develops and produces?! Nope. I challenge you to tell me otherwise.
Is there anyone who wouldn't want to see themselves or loved ones extend this beautiful gift we call 'Life'?! I'll never live long enough to achieve all my ambitions...and connect with all the people I would like to...or will I?!
Is there anyone who wouldn't like to improve their quality of life and alleviate pain (for themselves or others)?! The most important 'thing' we can possess is our health...and the best thing we can do with our time is help others in need. These are truths...axioms if you will...not opinions.
As I left Mera La, headed for High Camp, on the 2008 Secret Spot Tilman Trek...I pondered all these things...and more. Let's travel back in time together and get a glimpse of what it was like via some newly released images...
__________
October 29th, 2008
The 'Kapable Kitchen Kids' at Mera La
The sun just came over the peak opposite the valley from us...which is quite spectacular at 17500ft! B^)
The kitchen boys are priming the stoves for breakfast and I'm looking forward to some tea.
The air is so crisp and clean, up here at Mera La, that I could tear a strip off it and enjoy an even more nutritious breakfast by mixing it in with my egg burrito. =^P
Mera Glacier on the morn of October 29th, 2008
We are going to move up to Mera's High Camp(19000ft/5800m) this morning...then look for a spectacular summit window to jump through.
I'm going to take the BGAN and Ipaq up to High Camp...so I'll do a dispatch from there.
[left to right] Ang Dawa Sherpa, Dana Engler, Phill Michael and Caroline Ang just above Mera La
I hope you are virtually enjoying climbing in the Himalayas with us via the dispatches at www.secretspoteverest.com and/or my blog!?
If you have not subscribed...you should...right now. I invite you. =^)
Until Soon
Phill =^)
PHILL MICHAEL
Expedition Leader and Summit Climber
Everest Freestyle Expedition/Secret Spot Seven Summits
SecretSpot.NET
PhillMichael.COM
SherpaSchool.ORG
SecretSpotStore.COM
Phill Michael rappeling down Snivelling Gully in the Canadian Rockies in the late 1990's
Today marks the new year of the lunar calendar. It's the new moon of February (the February of the Gregorian calendar)...Chinese New Year...which is Losar for Buddhists in Nepal. It's also Valentine's Day in North America. No matter where you are...celebrate with Love...as always!! =^)
It's been a good winter in the northern hemisphere. Steve and I listened to Bon Iver ('Bon Hiver' is 'Good Winter' in French) quite a bit while we were at The Lodge in northern Baja in early December 2009...and I've been listening to that quite a bit lately...B^]
Click here to listen to a sample track. It's amazing. Be patient with the download. It's worth it.
Phill Michael on Professors Falls in the Canadian Rockies in the early 1990's
I'm continually digging through the archives...and have been recently reflecting upon past Februarys. I guess I used to do a bit of waterfall ice climbing?! I wore the same bright yellow Koflach Vario Extreme boots on Mera La in 2008...as I wore in the early 90's. Those were the days...as much as THESE are the days. I suppose it's time for an upgrade. It's ALL good! B^)
Phill Michael leading 'A Fist Full of Huevos' in the Canadian Rockies in the early 1990's
Allow me to crank open my 1911 copy of Dicken's 'Tale of Two Cities'...and quote the opening paragraph:
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going the other way--in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only."
Indeed...this new, electronic age is different. It might be a cliche to say it's a Brave New World...but it certainly is! Innovations are on every horizon!
Humanedgetech.com just released their Contact 5 software...and Explorersweb.com just revamped their site into a thing of beauty. For those of us who like to share our wanderings, the new Contact software is an even better platform than its predecessor to launch expedition dispatches.
Inmarsat is coming out with a useful product. IsatPhone Pro, which will be launched in June 2010, will offer satellite telephony - with Bluetooth for hands-free use - as well as voicemail, text and email messaging. Location data will also be available to the user to look up or send in a text message. The world gets smaller and smaller...so we had best choose to embrace each others differences and productively create a shimmering future of goodness. With all the diversions that this information age provides, it can be challenging to see the forest through the trees.
Can you see the forest through the trees?!
Recent natural disasters, like the Haiti earthquake, have seen companies like the SatellitePhoneStore.com be able to give aid to those who have lost everything material...by providing communication devices in places that no longer have that kind of infrastructure. These devices allow the afflicted to connect with the outside world and accept help. Communication is everything.
21st century medical technology continues to have a purely positive impact on the lives of every single person on this earth. Is there anybody who doesn't benefit from therapies like the ones Medtronic develops and produces?! Nope. I challenge you to tell me otherwise.
Is there anyone who wouldn't want to see themselves or loved ones extend this beautiful gift we call 'Life'?! I'll never live long enough to achieve all my ambitions...and connect with all the people I would like to...or will I?!
Is there anyone who wouldn't like to improve their quality of life and alleviate pain (for themselves or others)?! The most important 'thing' we can possess is our health...and the best thing we can do with our time is help others in need. These are truths...axioms if you will...not opinions.
As I left Mera La, headed for High Camp, on the 2008 Secret Spot Tilman Trek...I pondered all these things...and more. Let's travel back in time together and get a glimpse of what it was like via some newly released images...
__________
October 29th, 2008
The 'Kapable Kitchen Kids' at Mera La
The sun just came over the peak opposite the valley from us...which is quite spectacular at 17500ft! B^)
The kitchen boys are priming the stoves for breakfast and I'm looking forward to some tea.
The air is so crisp and clean, up here at Mera La, that I could tear a strip off it and enjoy an even more nutritious breakfast by mixing it in with my egg burrito. =^P
Mera Glacier on the morn of October 29th, 2008
We are going to move up to Mera's High Camp(19000ft/5800m) this morning...then look for a spectacular summit window to jump through.
I'm going to take the BGAN and Ipaq up to High Camp...so I'll do a dispatch from there.
[left to right] Ang Dawa Sherpa, Dana Engler, Phill Michael and Caroline Ang just above Mera La
I hope you are virtually enjoying climbing in the Himalayas with us via the dispatches at www.secretspoteverest.com and/or my blog!?
If you have not subscribed...you should...right now. I invite you. =^)
Until Soon
Phill =^)
PHILL MICHAEL
Expedition Leader and Summit Climber
Everest Freestyle Expedition/Secret Spot Seven Summits
SecretSpot.NET
PhillMichael.COM
SherpaSchool.ORG
SecretSpotStore.COM
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