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- Daily update: At 8,000 feet, you can't tell the CEOs from the clerks
- High in the Himalayas, Mike and Dave are applying their techie know-how to help an American couple with electronics woes.4/27/00Phakding, NepalShorter dispatch today because of our battery conservation measures...We had a wonderful, mostly downhill hike today for about five hours from Namche to Phakding. When the hills had to be...
- Tags: Michael Jackman, camera, Phakding, electronics, battery
- Technical articles 2000-05-01
- 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: 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
- Daily update: Ruggedizing the equipment
- The view at 12,000 feet may be spectacular, but the almostEverest trekkers are realizing how harsh the climate can be on their equipment and batteries. Duct tape and Ziploc bags to the rescue!4/16/006:15 P.M. local time (8:30 A.M. EDT)Valley beneath TangbocheDeboche.Hello all. First I'd like to report that I am...
- Tags: Engineering, Michael Jackman, trail, climber, battery
- Technical articles 2000-04-19
- 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
- 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
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