Everest 2021

A huge thank you to one of our main sponsors @endress_hauser for being part of our Project Everest 21. What was remarkable about these guys was that they ran their own Everest Challenge in the company among the employees while we were on the mountain.They chose their...

This is a slightly different kind of post about our Everest Experience. It’s about the waste and rubbish on the mountain. There were about 1000 people in BC so you can imagine the amount of waste that got created during the season. In BC each camp had barrel toilets,...

In Kathmandu. We've been in the capital of Nepal for four days now and finally we are flying back home tonight. Or so we hope?.Due to the very uncertain situation here it's been very tricky to plan your trip to Europe. Kathmandu is still in lockdown. It was extended...

The next three days it rained pretty much 23,5 hrs a day and out of those three days, we walked for two. At first ,I really didn’t mind the weather: the air was so rich with scents, everything seemed so green and lush it was a real assault on your senses after several...

It  was partially sad to say goodbye to our awesome base camp crew on this cloudy morning, but at the same time we were excited to hit the trail again and start our long, complicated journey  home. The next cyclone was on its way so we were glad to get on...

We turned around. After five rotations through the Icefall and being sick for almost 10 days, my body was tired and empty, and I lost many kilos in the process. People asked me if it was difficult to turn around, but honestly it was not. It was sad and emotional, but...

We kicked off our summit attempt by having a birthday celebration in base camp. It was my special day so Roeland had arranged balloons and a birthday cake, which was made by our super sweet staff. So along with porridge and eggs that morning at 4am, we also had...

The rest period is now over and the time has come to get ready for the summit attempt. The weather forecasts have been changing on a daily basis and so it did this morning also, showing us that we need to leave tonight if we want to avoid the next lot of bad weather...

The wind had been gusting throughout the night and by 4am a few clouds hovered around still so we decided, again, to wait a little before heading higher up. Finally it all started clearing off and we got our stuff together for a night or two in camp 3 (#C3), weather...

Time is ticking and weather is being a little tricky so on Tuesday this week we left for our final foray higher up on the mountain. This time we pushed on directly from #basecamp (#BC) to camp 2 (#C2), which is a bit of a long day. It took us about 9.5 hours with...

After a four-day rotation in the high altitudes it was time to go back down to basecamp (#BC) for much deserved rest before the next round. We were quite happy with the last few days’ efforts, and with most of the important gear now in place, next time we would come...

We'd set the alarm for 4am with full intention of being en route by 5am. Well, it didn't exactly go to plan, because a low cloud hovered over camp 2 (#C2) so after early breakfast we decided to snuggle in the sleeping bags a moment longer and waited for the clouds to...

To aid our acclimatization we stayed in camp 2 (#C2) for an extra day just resting. The previous days’ efforts had cost us in energy so this was the perfect opportunity to get some of it back. It was a sunny morning so we sat outside in the baking sun, taking in the...

We had a leisurely morning although we did want to beat the worse of the (in)famous #Western Cwm heat, which we'd heard could be brutal. And so it was! Before we even left camp 1 (#C1) around 8.30am we stripped off all unnecessary layers and very fashionably continued...

We got ready for our next acclimatization trip up the mountain and left around 5am a few days ago. Our aim was to get to camp 1 (#C1) at 6,100m and spend the night there before continuing upward. This was the second time for me through the #Khumbu Icefall and...