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3. Climber 511: the company is Adventure Consultants --- the schedule is below --- and the trek is led by Ang Dorjee: (I'm especially interested in your thoughts)

Ang Dorjee Sherpa - Nepal / USA:

Summiting Everest initially with us in 1992, Ang Dorje has moved on to achieve 17 ascents of 8000m peaks! His skills as a climber are legendary. Frequently we consult his mountain acumen to ensure the smooth operation of an expedition. Ang Dorjee has held the Climbing Sardar role since 1993 proving himself to be a fine Sherpa leader and a motivator on the mountain. He took on the role of Assistant Guide on our Aconcagua 2002 & 2005 trips and has been Climbing Sardar on every AC Everest expedition since 2003. He has now climbed Everest 15 times! In 2008 he joined our guiding team on Everest. Ang Dorjee is originally from Pangboche Village in the Khumbu Valley of Nepal, but he now lives in the USA. He guides on Mt Rainier, and recently led Aconcagua and Kilimanjaro expeditions for Adventure Consultants and guided on our Everest 2008 Expedition. He led our Aconcagua Jan 09 expedition and guided Everest again in 2009 for AC as well as Island Peak. He guided alongside Mike Roberts on our successful Everest Expeditions in 2010 and 2011.

*** Ang is – well Ang – probably the most famous Sherpa ever (except maybe Tensing). Climbing with him would be a rare privilege I would think. Even the Sherpas who are among the best talk about him as something special.

Here's the tentative schedule for the October trip. It's not very scary:
flight to Lukla and walk to Phakding 8700 feet,
To Namche Bazaar, 11,300 feet (take a rest/acclimatizion day)
To Thyangboche, 14250
To Dinboche, 14250 (another rest/acclimatization day)
Dzugla, 15,075
Lobuche 16,175
Gorak Shep 17,000 where we ascend Kala Patar 18,450 feet (big view here and a bastard of climb and descent, I expect.)
Base Camp, 17,575 (two days of poking around)
Three days back down.
(With a couple of days built in for "problems with weather, etc..."

*** That’s a pretty standard acclimation schedule but at 68 is going to depend a lot on you - an additional rest day might be nice around Lobuche depending on you of course. Your success or failure is all about acclimation really if you are physically in good enough shape for that much hiking. One you have some control of and the other you really don’t – did you hit the genetic acclimation lottery or not? Diamox can help some people a lot and others not so much – talk to the outfitter about it and take it with you if they don’t furnish it (they likely will not). Many a trip has been lost by the time you leave Katmandu – be very careful with water, food, and especially ice in any drinks. It’s tough to crap every few minutes all the way through a trip like this. They usually furnish boiled water for you after Namche but a nice filter will get rid of all the magnesium and other powdered minerals that can also make your bowels loose (not serious but unnecessary). Take an electrolyte powder with you and some antibiotics that target stomach and intestines. See what they bring as medicine before you go and take your own stuff if they don’t furnish everything. They usually only have stuff for attitude sickness. It sounds like a first class trip but details become more important as you approach limits. Let me know if you have ANY type questions – I’ll do my best to help.

For fucks sake Climber451 could you be any more of a party pooper? We are trying to make some serious bank off of this trip...Timmah coming back is not going to make that happen, dig? You should be telling him that flip-flops are good to go at that time of year and yellow snow signifies purity.

If I can establish myself and get him to follow my directions to the tee - I think I can predict with a couple hours of when and where he will conk out. There is a method to my madness - leave me alone!

Game on!

seeahill wrote:

Fat Cat wrote:My parents have been there. You probably wouldn't make it, considering your condition.

Bet?

Since I'm a sucker for longshots, I will make one $100 sidebet with anyone on IGX that Tim makes it, or dies trying.

climber511 wrote:If I can establish myself and get him to follow my directions to the tee - I think I can predict with a couple hours of when and where he will conk out.

=D> =D> =D> =D> =D>

so this is where the "occupy" crowd has landed? tim is joining the 99%

Apologies to the Climber. Mums the word. Xnay on the commentay!

dead man walking wrote:so this is where the "occupy" crowd has landed? tim is joining the 99%

I don't see any hacky sacks

Climber,
I'll get in shape for it. I think I'm good with acclimatization. I've trekked around in the Bolivian altiplano at nearly 16,000 feet with no ill effects. Climbed 14,800 ft Karasimbi in Africa easily (years ago), and did Death Valley (282 below sea level) to the summit of Mt. Whitney (14500) , overland, no roads, in 5 days. No problems.

Had it bad once though. I flew from sea level to Puno on the shores of Titicaca, 13,000. Then took a boat to the island of Tequle. Had to pack 50 lbs of gear up a 700 foot trail in a hurry due to oncoming darkness. It hit me bad at 13,700 feet. (Why? Who can say. I've climbed higher.) At any rate, the headache throbbed, mate de coca helped a little, and after I slept for 18 hours I was good to go.

Thanks for your help and as the time approaches, I'm sure I'll have more questions.

DikTracy6000 wrote: Since I'm a sucker for longshots, I will make one $100 sidebet with anyone on IGX that Tim makes it, or dies trying.

I'm in. I will throw in $25 as a sidebet in Tim's favor.

Me thinks Timmah is whistling as he walks through the cemetery. If it looks like he's actually going to make it I've already made contact with a Dr. Moriarty-sherpa who will dart Timmah in the neck and take pics as he tumbles down the side. That's how we roll, straight outta Compton, wha-what!!!

All this joking about Tim dying on Everest sickens me. Despite the shit talk, we're here to help each other................which leads us to who gets his cabin after his unfortunate base camp demise. Obviously he'll want his true friends to have it when he croaks out. Timmy please don't forget to post a will leaving it to IGx and put the keys under the mat when you go.

We're here for you Tim.

I like the way Dr. DownLow is on it. Our very own IGx Party Cabin for 24/7/365 pajama-jammi-jams! Thanks Timmah! Instead of pouring out a little dab of our Courvoisier and Coke in honor of our beloved benefactor we'll just toss one of his books in the fire along with a respectful toast. Certainly there's enough books to cover several generations of future IGx'ers.

Shapecharge wrote:I like the way Dr. DownLow is on it. Our very own IGx Party Cabin for 24/7/365 pajama-jammi-jams! Thanks Timmah! Instead of pouring out a little dab of our Courvoisier and Coke in honor of our beloved benefactor we'll just toss one of his books in the fire along with a respectful toast. Certainly there's enough books to cover several generations of future IGx'ers.

Timmahpalosa 2012!

We will place his mummified corpse in a viking longboat mounted on a Harley and blast it out of a cannon over Mount Rushmore.

Oxypower is an herbal supplement that has good anecdotal evidence (and some research on the ingredients) in helping with oxygenation at altitude.
http://www.chi-health.com/index-old.htm
http://www.seacoast.com/oxypower/chi-s- ... gels/p9771

If you can't get the trip paid for before you go, I'd bet you could try selling your story after you get back. Maybe write an article and sell it to AARP...?

Best wishes for a great adventure Tim ! Of course, your hoped-for and anticipated triumphant return will be celebrated on IGX !

On the other hand, a one-way trip pretty much guarantees a win for your estate in the Fatty Wager. (...Not sure who'd report the year-end weight in that case though... )

You're crazy for trying something like that. You're too old and dessicated and you won't be able to pack enough Depends, catheters and the drool will be embarrassing. You won't make it the first 2 miles on flat terrain Silly old fuck.

Pssst. Hey Andy, over here. Keep this quiet but we've actually got a little something going on here. We want him to go. Of course he can't make it. We know this. But, we stand to make some serious coinage on where and how he eventually craps out. And we may get the cabin. So encourage him to go please, not talk him out of it.

Fat Cat wrote:We will place his mummified corpse in a viking longboat mounted on a Harley and blast it out of a cannon over Mount Rushmore.

There's a business model in there somewhere.

Fat Cat wrote:We will place his mummified corpse in a viking longboat mounted on a Harley and blast it out of a cannon over Mount Rushmore.

I was hoping for something spectacular.

DrDonkeyLove wrote:All this joking about Tim dying on Everest sickens me. Despite the shit talk, we're here to help each other................which leads us to who gets his cabin after his unfortunate base camp demise. Obviously he'll want his true friends to have it when he croaks out. Timmy please don't forget to post a will leaving it to IGx and put the keys under the mat when you go.

We're here for you Tim.

Thanks guys. And while I'm gone, you might as well use your skills to do some repairs. There's a leak in the northeast corner of the roof. The upper guest cabin needs to be replumbed. Build a small dam of rocks that "looks natural" --- forest service rules --- for the water pipes that feed the cabins. Limb and cut several down trees near the house (fire hazard). Split and stack the wood in the wood shed. The lower wooden walkway is beginning to rot and needs to be replaced. Clean out the chimneys for the fireplace and the wood burning stove.

You want you place in tip top shape. And if I should happen to make it home, well, at least you've done some work to be proud of.

Hey, is your name trademarked? Should someone start a site with your name, along with an seo campaign to direct searches for your name towards said site, would you or one of your "publishers" sue?