Monthly Archives: May 2016

We have come to the end of the Everest 3.0 Curriculum and we (the curriculum team and I) thank you for your participation! If you enjoyed following The Everest 3.0 Expedition, we invite you to continue following  T.A. on future … Continue reading →

Find Your Fit! is a provincial physical activity promotions/communications campaign designed to get individuals motivated and moving towards healthy, active living.  The Find Your Fit! website is an excellent resource for physical activity throughout the lifespan. Quote for the Day Walking … Continue reading →

Quote of the Day: “You know what they say, man. It’s not the altitude, it’s the attitude” – Scott Fischer Did You Know? It takes 40 days to climb Everest to give the body time to adjust to the high … Continue reading →

Quote of the Day: “I’m climbing Mount Everest… because I can… because to be able to climb that high and see that kind of beauty that nobody ever sees, it’d be a crime not to” – Doug Hansen Did You … Continue reading →

Quote of the Day: “The mountain is not in your way, it is your way” – Unknown Did You Know?  There are no plants above 5,750 meters on Mount Everest. Activity Suggestion: Whiteout, Wind Storm, Avalanche!! There are many risks … Continue reading →

Quote of the Day: “There is a yeti [or fear] in the back of everyone’s mind; but the blessed are not haunted by it.” [Old Sherpa wisdom] Did You Know? There are two main climbing routes of Mount Everest; the southeast … Continue reading →

Find Your Fit! is a provincial physical activity promotions/communications campaign designed to get individuals motivated and moving towards healthy, active living.  The Find Your Fit! website is an excellent resource for physical activity throughout the lifespan. Quote for the Day There … Continue reading →

Quote of the Day: “Sometimes we worry a little too much about the height of the mountain before us when we should be thankful to be given the opportunity of climbing it” – Kiplimo Chemirmir Did you Know? More than … Continue reading →

Congrats to Pemba on his first Everest summit last night. He was our youngest Sherpa on the team and he worked very hard for us. I’m glad he was able to make the top as it will be very beneficial … Continue reading →

Summit Bid Tonight Here is the latest from my teammates: Bill and Ade woke to clear weather on Wednesday morning and set off for the South Col. Ade decided it would be best to return to camp and rest and … Continue reading →

Quote of the Day: “One climbs a mountain not to conquer it, but to be lifted away from the earth up into the sky” – Russell Banks Did You Know? The world’s tallest building and the tallest man-made structure at … Continue reading →

I spent much of Sunday in the garden with Marian preparing our plot for planting in a few weeks. We were doing some weeding…and I had a few thoughts…I’ll get back to those in a bit after a few updates. … Continue reading →

Quote of the Day: “The best view comes after the hardest climb” – Unknown Did You Know? During the climbing season (May) the average temperature is -20C Activity Suggestion: Weather Research Using a computer search the weather is like today … Continue reading →

Quote of the Day: “People do not wander around and then find themselves at the top of Mount Everest. You hit what you aim at, and if you aim at nothing you will hit it every time” – Zig Ziglar … Continue reading →

Find Your Fit! is a provincial physical activity promotions/communications campaign designed to get individuals motivated and moving towards healthy, active living.  The Find Your Fit! website is an excellent resource for physical activity throughout the lifespan. Quote for the Day I … Continue reading →

Quote of the Day: “Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was” – Dag Hammarskjold Did You Know? Marco Siffredi and Stefan Gatt were the first two … Continue reading →

Quote of the Day: “Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books” – John Lubbock Did you Know? … Continue reading →

Quote of the Day: “It’s always further than it looks. It’s always taller than it looks. And it’s always harder than it looks” –Unknown Did You Know? Moni Mule Pati and Pem Dorjee Sherpa, got married on top of the … Continue reading →

Quote of the Day: “If I must start somewhere, right here and now is the best place imaginable” ― Richelle E. Goodrich Did you Know?  In 2011 the first tweet was sent by Kenton Cool – “ Everest summit no … Continue reading →

Find Your Fit! is a provincial physical activity promotions/communications campaign designed to get individuals motivated and moving towards healthy, active living.  The Find Your Fit! website is an excellent resource for physical activity throughout the lifespan. Quote for the Day Getting … Continue reading →

Quote of the Day: “One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.” – William Feather Did You Know? There are a total of 18 climbing routes on Everest. Activity Suggestion: Explore … Continue reading →

Quote of the Day: “Mountaineering is more of a quest for self-fulfilment than a victory over others or over nature. The true mountaineer knows that he has not conquered a mountain by standing on its summit for a few fleeting … Continue reading →

  Quote of the Day: “Over every mountain, there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.” – Theodore Roethke Did You Know?  The only one person has climbed all four sides of Everest, Kushang Sherpavvv … Continue reading →