The Ghosts Above — 36 minutes of Everest porn, free on YouTube

December 23, 2020 Reviews and tributes china tibet mountaineering association, everest, expedition himalaya, jamie mcguinness, mark synnott, mountain films, renan ozturk, sandy irvine, sherpas, tibet 7 Comments

The Ghosts Above — 36 minutes of Everest porn, free on YouTube

In 2019, the mountaineering film maker Renan Ozturk and climbing writer Mark Synnott led an expedition to the north side of Everest to look for the body of Sandy Irvine. They didn’t find him, but they brought back a sumptuous feast of photography.

Kangchenjunga base camp trek: Pangpema and the north side

May 16, 2018 Trip reports 8000m peaks, drohmo ri, edita, expedition himalaya, himalayas, jamie mcguinness, jannu, kangchenjunga, nepal, project himalaya, trekking, trekking peaks 6 Comments

Kangchenjunga base camp trek: Pangpema and the north side

I was long overdue a visit to Kangchenjunga, one of the 8,000m peaks I have read most about, but seen least of. Here is the first of two trip reports about our trek to the Nepalese side last month, covering our visit to the north base camp.