Tag Archives: Nepal

Everest 3.0: Everest Word Search

Posted on May 2, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “Every mountain top is within reach, so just keep climbing” – Barry Finlay Did you know? There is an estimated 50 tons of trash that has been left on Everest, giving it the nickname of “The … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Find Your Fit Friday

Posted on April 29, 2016 by TA Loeffler

  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 Quote of the … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Plate Tectonics

Posted on April 28, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “Live your life each day as you would climb mountain. An occasional glance towards the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point” – Harold … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Leave No Trace In Action

Posted on April 27, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “If you are faced with a mountain, you have several options. You can climb it and cross to the other side. You can go around it. You can dig under it. You can fly over it. … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Climbing the Mountain

Posted on April 26, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” – Edward Abbey Did You Know? When climbers go on long expeditions, they have … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Prayer Flags

Posted on April 25, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “You must climb before you can enjoy the view” – Unknown Did you Know? There is 66% less oxygen in each breath on the summit of Everest than at sea level Activity Suggestion: Making Prayer Flags … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Find Your Fit Friday

Posted on April 22, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Find Your Fit! is a provincial physical activity promotions/communications campaign designed to get individuals motivated and moving towards healthy, active living. Quote for the Day Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.  Nature’s peace will flow into you as … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Famous Explorers

Posted on April 21, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!” – Dr. Seuss Did you Know?  The first attempt to summit mount Everest was in 1922 however no one actually summited until 1953 Suggested … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Leave No Trace

Posted on April 20, 2016 by TA Loeffler

  Quote of the Day: “Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb.” – Greg Child Did You Know? Apa Sherpa holds the world record for the most Mount Everest … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Climbing Equipment

Posted on April 19, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “May your dreams be larger than mountains and may you have the courage to scale their summits.” – Harley King Did You Know? Sharon Wood was the first North American Woman to summit Mount Everest in … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Experience Nepal

Posted on April 18, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “Climb mountains not so the world can see you but so you can see the world” – David Mccullough Jr. Did You  Know? Mount Everest is over 60 million years old. Activity Suggestion: Experience Nepal! Objective: … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Find Your Fit Friday

Posted on April 15, 2016 by TA Loeffler

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 “Everyone … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Where is the World is TA?

Posted on April 14, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “Life is like a mountain, hard to climb, but worth the amazing view from the top” – Unknown Did You Know?  Mount Everest is made from shale, limestone and marble. Activity Suggestion: Where in the World … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Outdoor Activity Exploration

Posted on April 13, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top” – Yvon Chouinard Did you Know? Everest grows by a quarter of an inch every year. Activity Suggestion: What’s Your Favourite Outdoor Activity? Objective: … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Training for Everest

Posted on April 12, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.” – Edmund Hillary Did You Know? Last year an earthquake moved Mount Everest by 3 centimeters. Activity Suggestion: Training for Everest Objective: Students … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Find Your Sherpa Name

Posted on April 11, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Quote of the Day: “You do not climb a mountain like everest by trying to race ahead on your own, or by competing with your comrades. You do it slowly are carefully, by unselfish teamwork. Certainly I wanted to reach … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes

Posted on April 10, 2016 by TA Loeffler

The bags are zipped…and here’s what they are zipped with…click here for some musical accompaniment… Here’s what I packed for my head…two warm hats, a balaclava, sun hat, two buffs and two headlamps (important items get redundancy. Here’s what I … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Hello from your Everest Curriculum Team!

Posted on April 10, 2016 by jaymeewebster

Dear Educators, We are your Mount Everest Curriculum Team! We have designed daily Everest material with grades 4-6 in mind but everyone is welcome to participate! For each day of T.A.’s expedition you will find a “Quote of the Day”, … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Looking Back, Looking Ahead…Conversations about Climbing and More

Posted on April 8, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Still in the bardo…two wonderful send-offs have me feeling well loved and well appreciated.  Thanks to all the folks who came to the Wednesday evening presentation on trekking at high altitude.  It was great to spend the evening with you … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Dragging Tires up the Hill, and Other Life Lessons with a Mountaineer

Posted on April 5, 2016 by TA Loeffler

“It was a sleety, windy Saturday morning about three weeks ago. I was alone. I had hiked up from Cuckold’s Cove and had just broken out onto the hardtop of Signal Hill Road. I was heading downhill, and coming uphill … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Of Boots and the Bardo

Posted on April 4, 2016 by TA Loeffler

I just put wax on my boots. It’s one of my pre-expedition rituals and it serves many purposes. It helps preserve the leather on my boots. It helps with waterproofing the leather to keep my feet dry. It helps signal … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: An Invitation to Schools, Teachers, and Students to Participate (and everyone else too)

Posted on April 2, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Please consider yourselves invited. I am leaving on April 10, 2016 for my Everest 3.0 expedition There is the wonderful opportunity to follow along on my Everest expedition. Each day from April 11-June 3, there will be 2 to 3 … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Questions, Questions, Questions…and Answers To Be Determined

Posted on March 30, 2016 by TA Loeffler

I put out a call today for questions that people have about climbing Everest, my preparations, and the like. The response has been awesome and I’ve got some very thoughtful questions to answer. What a gift! Thanks so much. Some … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: One, Two, Three…Where the Rubber Meets the Road

Posted on March 27, 2016 by TA Loeffler

I get these ideas. These days, these ideas are mostly about training. Sometimes, as my mom used to say, “My eyes are bigger than my stomach,” and I dream up ridiculous training ideas that I have to back-off from. Sweet … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Five Ways to Help TA Climb Everest

Posted on March 25, 2016 by TA Loeffler

If all goes well, two months from now, I will be high on Mount Everest, perhaps even on my summit bid. Between the realization of a (nearly) lifelong dream and now, there is still more training, tons of packing, oodles … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Dear Media (and other fine folks)…

Posted on March 24, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Dear Media (and other fine folks), Should it come to pass that I eventually stand (or more likely sit or kneel) on the summit of Mount Everest, please don’t say I conquered the mountain. Or conquered my fear. Or conquered … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Visualizing the Whole Hog

Posted on March 21, 2016 by TA Loeffler

In three weeks time, I’ll have just arrived in Kathmandu after 24 hours of travel. It’s starting to be the time of count-downs and calculations. How many hockey games left to play before I go? How many pounds of snacks … Continue reading →

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Packing, Collecting Dreams, and a Minion for Jack

Posted on May 1, 2015 by TA Loeffler

Packing and getting out the door to an expedition is always a stressful, rich and full time. Hundreds of decisions and poignant good-byes fill the space between putting gear into piles and then into duffel bags. The to do list … Continue reading →

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Visual Soliloquy #1050 If I must start somewhere, right here and now is the best place imaginable…

Posted on December 9, 2014 by TA Loeffler

If I must start somewhere, right here and now is the best place imaginable. ― Richelle E. Goodrich

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Climbing Ama Dablam Day 28: Fly Back to Kathmandu and Find Your Fit Friday

Posted on December 5, 2014 by TA Loeffler

Today we hope the weather lets us fly safely back to Kathmandu where we can enjoy some yummy treats! 24 is my favourite number and the runway at Hilary Tenzing Airport (Lukla) is runway 24. Did You Know? Archaeological evidence … Continue reading →

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Climbing Ama Dablam Day 27: Trek to Lukla

Posted on December 4, 2014 by TA Loeffler

This will be our last day in the mountains of Nepal as we trek back to the airport at Lukla. We’ll be watching the weather closely to see if we think we’ll get out of Lukla on schedule. This fine … Continue reading →

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Climbing Ama Dablam Day 26: Trek to Monjo via Namche Bazaar

Posted on December 3, 2014 by TA Loeffler

Today is a big downhill day as we head all the way down valley to Monjo. Did You Know? Nepal is only slightly larger than the state of Arkansas. Find Your Fit Fact Walking has the highest compliance rate of … Continue reading →

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Climbing Ama Dablam Day 25: Back to Kyanjuma

Posted on December 2, 2014 by TA Loeffler

We follow the trail from Phortse Tenga down to Kyanjuma. Visit Tashi’s lodge again. Did You Know? Cows are sacred in Nepal and are not eaten. Because the animal is holy, all traffic yields way to the animal and it … Continue reading →

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Climbing Ama Dablam Day 24: Down the valley to Phortse Tenga

Posted on December 1, 2014 by TA Loeffler

Today we trek down the valley along the Dudh Kosi to Phortse Tenga Did You Know? Mount Everest was actually named after Colonel Sir George Everest who was a British surveyor. Find Your Fit Fact If you are walking outside, … Continue reading →

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Climbing Ama Dablam Day 23: Exploring around Gokyo

Posted on November 30, 2014 by TA Loeffler

Today we will trek along the Ngozumba Glacier towards Cho Oyu base camp. Did You Know? In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay were the first people to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest. Find Your … Continue reading →

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Climbing Ama Dablam Day 22: Across the Ngozumba Glacier to Gokyo

Posted on November 29, 2014 by TA Loeffler

  Today we cross the Ngozumba Glacier To Gokyo. The Ngozumba Glacier is the longest glacier in the Himalayas.     Did You Know? For thousands of years, the Himalayan mountain ranges served as a barrier to interaction between the peoples of … Continue reading →

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Climbing Ama Dablam Day 21: Over the Cho La (5420 m.)

Posted on November 28, 2014 by TA Loeffler

The plan is to leave Dzonglha and head over the Cho La (a pass) to the settlement of Thangnak. There will be beautiful views looking back to  Ama Dablam. Did You Know? The country of Nepal has been recorded to … Continue reading →

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Climbing Ama Dablam Day 20: Trek to Dzonghla (4843 m) & Find Your Fit Friday

Posted on November 27, 2014 by TA Loeffler

Trek to Dzonghla. This is the same route we followed in section two of the GHT this past spring. Lots of memories of our camping trek with Carm, Ray, Paul, Ed, Bill, our guides Juddha and Balram, our climbing sherpas … Continue reading →

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Climbing Ama Dablam Day 19: Change in itinerary, trek to Dingboche

Posted on November 26, 2014 by TA Loeffler

From base camp we trek to Dingboche following a high route that contours Ama Dablam. Did You Know? The Himalayas cover about 75% of the whole country of Nepal. Find Your Fit Fact When walking at night it is best … Continue reading →

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Climbing Ama Dablam Day 18: Rest Day at Base Camp

Posted on November 25, 2014 by TA Loeffler

This is a rest day. The point to remember is that every time we are on the hill we won’t eat enough, drink enough or sleep enough. So rest days such as this at Base Camp are vitally important to … Continue reading →

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