by Phill Michael
Dawa in the Khumbu Icefall
Episode 1 of our podcast is posted at
www.secretspot.tv ! Check it out!
Another stellar day in Kathmandu! B^)
One of the highlights was having 'Allo
Dum Baranasi' for the first time. Imagine a potato dish...smothered in
tomato sauce that has been seasoned with East Indian spices...served on
a bed of rice. Heaven on a plate...not to mention good and good for you!
%^P
Since I like Spinach even more than
Popeye, I'm going to have to try the Palak Paneer next. =^P
Dawa came by today and we guzzled
colas and talked about the future. I sent him away with one of the HD
cameras. He's going to do some practice shooting and really get a
good feel for the unit. He's got plenty to play with these days.
After we got back from the Everest
trek, I gave him my personal ice gear (tools, crampons, screws, etc) to
KEEP! The stuff he had was pretty old and now he is rigged with some
super high quality stuff. The life he saves might be his own. I have
relied on that equipment while hanging hundreds of metres 'above the
deck'...usually with a huge smile on my face...so I know that each piece
has good energy and longevity. I can't wait to be climbing some massive
steep ice face with Dawa...in the not so distant future. I guess I'm
going to have to outfit myself with some new gear...B^)
The internet has been giving me corns
all day...so I'm going to see if I can upload today's update and
associated files...and upload the pending updates on a day where things
are working a little faster...like tomorrow?! I even considered using
the sat phone to upload today...but that's unnecessary. While the
internet connection was actually working well, I did manage to add a few
images and videos to the June 14th and 15th updates. Check 'em out!
I've processed more images and video
today. THERE IS SO MUCH OF IT. It's great to reminisce and look towards
further treks and climbs. I posted a picture of Dawa in the Khumbu
Icefield...from July 17th...as that image really captures the nature of
that superb day.
Alex emailed to say that he is going
to furnish himself with a Mac laptop today, so he'll be processing some
of the excellent images he took as well. Chris, Alex and myself are
going to work back and forth by email, this week, to bring
www.secretspoteverest.com
right up to date. Sweeeeeeeet. %^)
I've almost got through 'Shantaram'.
Just an awesome book. I wish it didn't have an end.
Jill gets back from Tibet tomorrow
morn, so I will leave my work tower and go forth into the madness that
IS the streets of Kathmandu. Prakash has arranged to have the Land
Cruiser collect me at 9am, so that I can get to the airport in time to
see her descend from the sky...like a little angel. =^)
I'll still likely get a fair bit of
work done tomorrow...and hopefully get some more updates loaded. The
June 17th update, involving Mr. Tashi, sits particularly fondly in my
memory.
Jill and I head up to Nagarkot on
Wednesday afternoon, but I'll be bringing the satellite modem/phone...so
I will still have access to email...and be able to call the 'Loose
Cannons' in LA on Friday. I can't wait to be up there. The air is fresh
and the view is outrageous. Some of the images in the slideshow, at the
beginning of our Episode 1 podcast, convey that.
Soon it will ALL happen...
