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What each season teaches me: the decisions, the preparation, and what the mountain teaches those who work on it.

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A climber in a yellow expedition suit descending on a fixed rope beside snow-covered rock

LatestTurning around at 8,500 metresThe hardest part of my job is not getting a client to the summit. It is telling them we are going down.12 September 20261 min readRead the note

0227 August 20261 min readThe Icefall at four in the morningWhy every rotation through the Khumbu Icefall starts in the dark, and what the ladders really do under your crampons.IcefallEverestRead
039 August 20261 min readThe twelve months before EverestAn Everest expedition is decided long before base camp. This is how I prepare the year before it, with every client.PreparationTrainingRead

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