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- Daily update: The fate of Bruce and Gerry
- After almostEverest trekkers Mike and Dave split off from the group, we didn't hear from Bruce and Gerry for a while. Here's where they are and how they're faring. And a special bonus: pics of Mike and Dave proudly displaying the TechRepublic flag!4/28/00Lukla, NepalGreetings!Today was another hard day. There's a...
- Tags: Michael Jackman, Lukla, Gerry, summit
- Technical articles 2000-05-02
- Daily update: Really guys, Dave's not dead!
- Poor Dave. He's been through so much on this adventure: altitude sickness, not eating for three days, pushing yaks up steps. Now he calls the office and learns that his demise has been a bit exaggerated.4/28/00Lukla, Nepal10:00 P.M. local time (12:15 P.M. EDT)Without repeating what Mike has already reported, some...
- Tags: David Bard, Lukla, TrekMail
- Technical articles 2000-05-02
- Rants and reflections by Dave
- Now that he's home, Dave looks back on the almostEverest adventure—the sights, the people, the sounds—and he wonders where he found the energy to do what he did.There comes a time when you look back on a great adventure with a sense of longing and wonder just where you found...
- Tags: David Bard, Lukla
- Technical articles 2000-05-08
- Daily update: Wandering the streets of Kathmandu
- Dave and Mike spent their last day in Kathmandu bartering with the aid of a really tall guy, resting up for the hard part of the expedition, and learning a bit of morbid news.4/12/00Kathmandu, Nepal9:30 P.M. local time (11:45 A.M. EDT)Today is our last day in Nepal before departing for...
- Tags: David Bard, Kathmandu, Lukla, Nepal, expedition
- Technical articles 2000-04-14
- Daily update: Don't sway the suspension bridges
- Our almostEverest climbers survived what may have been the craziest flight of their lives. They've met their Sherpas and porters, loaded their team of yaks, and they're heading up the mountain. Let the real fun begin!4/13/00Phakding, Nepal4:45 P.M. local time (7:00 A.M. EDT)And they say miracles don't happen.We made it...
- Tags: Strategy, Mike Jackman and David Bard, yak, Porter five forces, Sherpas, Lukla, yak team, Phakding, team
- Technical articles 2000-04-17
Additional Resources
- Daily update: Will Robin Hood make it to Kathmandu?
- It all depends on the legitimacy of a Nepalese letter awaiting our trekkers in Lukla. And for those of you who've posted messages and sent e-mail to Mike and Dave, here's a special treat... Dave responds to several of you personally!4/26/00Namche, Nepal3:00 P.M. local time (5:15 A.M. EDT)Today I discovered...
- Tags: David Bard, DO KNOW, Namche, Nepalese
- Technical articles 2000-05-01
- Dave's daily update: Privileged adventures with a sherpa
- While in Kathmandu, Dave and Mike had the honor of accompanying their sherpa on a trek to offer prayers at a sacred Buddhist stupa. Other adventures of the day included visiting several Buddhist and Hindu holy sites and viewing a Hindu cremation ceremony.4/11/00Kathmandu, Nepal9:30 P.M local time (11:45 A.M. EDT)Well...
- Tags: INTERNET, David Bard, Kathmandu, sherpa, Hindu, Buddhist, Buddhist stupa, stupa
- Technical articles 2000-04-13
- Itinerary & sponsors: Where we're going and who's helping us get there
- On April 8, TechRepublic co-editors-in-chief David Bard and Mike Jackman are flying to the Himalayas to report on high-altitude tech and climb 20,285-foot (6,183-meter) Imja Tse. Here's how they'll spend their days, and who's helping them keep in touch.Wouldn’t it be nice to fly to the foot of Everest and...
- Tags: Mike Jackman and David Bard
- Technical articles 2000-04-07
- Daily update: The "Endless Mile" installment
- High in the Khumbu, no one hears your screams. It started with a cough. It always does...4/27/00Phakding, NepalWell, we're gleaning the last of the battery power from all sources, so tonight's dispatch will be mercifully brief. For those of you aching for the Stephen King-ish dispatch, stay tuned. I'll be...
- Tags: Engineering, David Bard, Khumbu
- Technical articles 2000-05-01
- Back to the salt mines
- Only 10 days ago, Mike and Dave were in another world. Now that world almost seems like a dream. How is Mike coping with his return to telephones, commuting, and business meetings? Read on to find out.Louisville, KY, USAMay 8, 20003:44 P.M. ESTHow odd to have a dateline saying "Louisville"...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, Michael Jackman, dispatch, Louisville
- Technical articles 2000-05-11
- Daily update: Escape from Island Peak
- Mike hits the highlight of his trip: summitting 18,400-foot Kala Patar. Unfortunately, that's the highest he'll get to go.4/22/00Dingboche, Nepal4:45 P.M. local time (7:00 A.M. EDT)It was harder than expected to separate from fellow climbers Bruce and Gerry and all the Nepal team. (It was a little harder on our...
- Tags: Team management, Michael Jackman, Kala Patar, trail
- Technical articles 2000-04-26
- How did our tech equipment fare in Nepal?
- Now that almostEverest is over, it's time to evaluate the results. In this article, David and Mike rate the equipment and software both sponsored and unsponsored they took with them to the Himalayas. If it worked for them, it will surely work for you.The almostEverest trek is over. Now that...
- Tags: Notebooks, Keyboards, Processors, Mike Jackman and David Bard, laptop computer, yak, Nepal, Compaq Armada, phone, trail
- Technical articles 2000-05-16
- Mike's daily update: Nepalese technology from the second floor of Alice's Restaurant
- From an Internet café in Kathmandu, Mike reveals how sherpas use technology to save lives. He also relays the day's events, from serious visiting temples and shrines to not-so-serious (the chaotic traffic situation—no traffic lights but lots of cows).4/11/00Kathmandu, Nepal9:30 P.M. local time (11:45 A.M. EDT)Greetings.We're all sitting in this...
- Tags: Michael Jackman, Nepal, Ang Karma, Kathmandu, Buddhist, Hindu, Internet
- Technical articles 2000-04-13
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