Mount everest

hammycookie · 10-27-2013, 11:37 AM

Hello.......
In summer I posted a thread up saying I was going to be climbing mount everest in September well I can now say I have been and done, it was hard and very scary but it was well worth it, I am glad to be home with my lil cookie. But to climb mount Everest was probably one of my biggest achievements!

icklemunch · 10-27-2013, 11:45 AM

Wow well done you. I bet you certainly slept afterwards

LancashireLass · 10-27-2013, 12:06 PM

Hi. Wow well done and congratulations that is one amazing challenge.

Janie xxxxx

fluffydd · 10-27-2013, 12:13 PM

That's a fantastic achievement. Well done. It must have felt amazing when you got to the top.

SoapyVP · 10-27-2013, 01:00 PM

Wow! That's not a post you read every day.

Very impressive. Must have been amazing. Well done.

ANGELBABIES · 10-27-2013, 01:22 PM

Wow - amazing achievement. Well done.

Holly's Mum · 10-28-2013, 01:35 AM

Hi, did you get right to the top or was it to the Everest Base Camp?

hammycookie · 10-28-2013, 10:57 AM

thanks for the lovely comments, yes I did sleep very well and yes I did get to the top!!

Hannah xx

Holly's Mum · 10-29-2013, 11:08 AM

That is quite unusual, most people summit in mid May which is usually the only time the weather permits.

hammycookie · 11-20-2013, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Holly's Mum

That is quite unusual, most people summit in mid May which is usually the only time the weather permits.

The two windows in which those wild winds die down happen in May and September. But snow falls during the September calm, so fresh snow drifts offset the break from the wind. That's why so many people try the ascent in May but it is still possible for an experience climber can can go in September but have to take big caution.