Four Winds Himalayan Guide Service-Since 1995

Several of you have asked me to write my view point on "Guiding"  Mt Everest.  The topic has been scrutinized, shredded, and ...

16,700 feet. The wind carries a chill, stirs tundra life, and carries on to the North across the Tibetan plateau. We are a group of 9 that...

I sat sipping tea gingerly daydreaming in a comfy coffee house in Kathmandu. Outside the window everyday life of Nepali people passed by. ...

It is the ultimate test of letting go, turning back, surrender. The summit is only 4 to 5 hours away. We carried our gear high as planned. W...

Camp one at 17,200 feet. Quite a place. We are all doing well the summit only 2600 feet above. Our plan was to go for the summit in the morn...

Looking for the perfect pack for alpine climbs? I used a pack by a company called Figure Four and found it to be the best pack I have ever ...

On our way to establish a camp one at 17200 feet on the south side of Machermo peak. We are in the village at a lodge called Namgyal Lodge...

Woke at 3am. We are all at the village of Gokyo. We step outside into frigid, crisp air, a billion stars ablaze. I and 5 trekkers on our ...

This is a very rare and auspicious climbing season in the Himalaya. Two of my close friends and brothers from past lives are here. Not onl...

I have never been to a more powerful beautiful Base Camp. Wesley McCain, Sabrina Oesterle, Singi Lama and (matt fioretti) are attempting a...

We all arrived in Namche Bazaar at 11,280 feet. Not very high but the air thin with the lack of acclimatization. Early on we visited the Mon...

Squeek, slosh, squeek, slosh.  I woke at 3 am in Kathmandu to this sound.  It started at 3am and went until 5:30am.  As the gold  light of ...

Hello Friends, Adventures, couch potatoes, I depart in 3 days for my 30th season in the Himalaya. It is an exciting season with a full tri...

Hello Everyone, The group has finished the trek and we are now at Namche. I will have more post after I return to Kathmandu covering the jo...

We are all very excited to fly to the trail head. The flight to Lukla (trail head) is 45 minutes and culminates in a stomach churning landi...

Security is an illusiona! Apparently so upon entering the Kathmandu airport. First you have the landing. It is known to be one of the har...

We started off at 8 p.m. from 16000 feet and were taking a trail that is used mostly by locals and a handful of trekkers.  I had just spoke...

Ama Dablam is always quite a visual experience. Its name means "mothers charm box". Locals believe it looks like the prayer box ...

One of the heighlights of our journey was experiencing a Lammergeier. This is a bird that is the size of a small Cesna. No joke this photo...