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Reston VA
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Communication tower near Namche Bazaar, Nepal with micro wave relays providing broadband service to Mt Everest Base Camp (EVB) . Prepping to climb Mt E in Two weeks & sending this tweet from EVB
Nothing beats a good dad joke from your daughter. Day 1 climb to Mount Everest summit for @Hopecam
Check out flag for Mt Everest Summit honoring 4,000 children @hopecam_org has impacted for 20 yrs. It takes 5-6 weeks to prep for 6 day climb. Here’s the link if you’d like to help. tinyurl.com/47ba7zj4 #childhoodcancer #mteverest #hopecam
Ambassador Khatri invited me to visit the Embassy of Nepal (he heard me on WTOP) I leave in ONE WEEK to climb Mt Everest w/goal is to raise $1 million for Hopecam, celebrating its 20th yr. Want to help ? lnkd.in/efTeKp89
#mteverest #hopecam #childhoodcancer #nepal
Thanks @kt_lifted for the pre climb prep of Mt Aconcagua. Trip starts now! @ Chantilly, Virginia instagram.com/p/ClpXVODt096B… – at Chantilly, VA
Today completed marathon state #42
Portland ME. 14 marathons in 2022 w/2 more in WV & NJ. Goal to complete 50th state in AK by Jun-23. #50statesclub #marathon #hopecam – at Portland, ME
Len Forkas retweeted
Len Forkas, Jonathan Adelstein and Tom Kane (L to R) at the @ConnectX_USA President's Reception
We received a text from Len that he reached the Denali summit at 500 pm this past Sunday! He is now making is return trip down the mountain. Congrats Len and your entire team!
Len's #Denali Summit Update - "We climbed 3,185 feet over 7 miles in 7 hours, stopping for breaks every 90 minutes. We walked around several deep crevasses which are more plentiful in the summer months..." Read his full update at the @Hopecam Facebook Page facebook.com/Hopecam
Update on Len's #Denali Summit - "No team climbed today because of high winds near camp 3 evidenced by the high lenticular clouds overhead. For those clouds to form the winds exceed 100 mph...." Read his full update at the @Hopecam Facebook Page facebook.com/Hopecam
Update on Len's #Denali Summit - "Within an hour the weather turned into a full on white out snow storm & the trail disappeared. It was like climbing inside a Ping pong ball, at times I got vertigo..." Read his full update on the @Hopecam Facebook Page facebook.com/Hopecam
We set up our tents at camp one and after a nice nap in the 80 degree heat inside our tents we are now having dinner.Tomorrow we will leave at 600 am and climb to camp two (9000 feet) with the gear we won’t need for a few days like food, heavy clothes and gas fuel for the stoves.