Mt. Everest: Hahn & Team Train and Begin the Mark Tucker Golf Invitational
One of the finer days we've seen on the trip, weatherwise. Clear skies and calm as anything in the morning, which made us forget the cold. We were out in the glacier again, at our jungle gym of ladders and fixed lines and ice walls. The team practiced safety clips and rappel procedures and did lap after lap, without packs, with packs, with ice axes, without them... All under the watchful eyes of myself, JJ Justman, and Chhering Dorgee Sherpa.
At this point, still, the only climbers to have been through the icefall have been the icefall doctors responsible for building the route. That will change within a few days... Of course we are all quite curious as to what surprises the "new" route through the glacier holds.
In the afternoon on this fine day, our Basecamp Manager, Mark Tucker, took a foursome out for the first day of a planned four-day golf tournament in the mellow section of glacier close to camp. Tuck showed his party around the Khumbu Country Club, scoring a hole-in-one in the process (his partners now each owe him 100 rupees). Newcomer Robbie came away with the low score for the round however, with a nine under par performance.
Best Regards,
RMI Guide Dave Hahn
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Comments (5)
Look out, Mark Tucker… Robbie might be donning your green jacket on Sunday! Play [and climb] safe, everyone.
Posted by: Everett Moran on
Must have been Larry’s first golfing adventure in a long time. Kathy and I are praying for you Larry. Go 4 it!!!
Walt
Posted by: Walt Unti on
Hi Everest Team, I don´t know, if I understand this message correct. Did you really play golf on the glacier???
And hi Hans, did you play golf as well? I remember your comment about this sport activity… ;-)
Love you, stay in good mood an condition
Ute
Posted by: Ute Novak on
HW: Spring comes late this year after a long winter. Who would have thought golf season starts earlier at EBC than at home ;-) Glad you guys are finding some diversions and humor amidst hard training and environment. Bests to all! -FX
Posted by: FX on
Yea yea yea! Nice work Robbie! Don’t worry, I’ll tell Chris! Love you, be safe! xo
Posted by: Erin on