http://preacclimate.com Hypoxico in action Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:00:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Before starting on the adventure to climb Lhotse, I utilized a hypoxic training system by Hypoxico for about 8 weeks. This involved both sleeping and exercising in a simulated altitude environment in an effort to reduce the acclimatization time actually required in the mountains.  Although several external ... http://preacclimate.com/2008/06/10/summary-of-lhotse-expedition/ I finally made it back to the US and have been looking back on the expedition. With all the craziness of the year I have to say I was very happy to have reached the summit under any circumstance. In retrospect it's easy to say it simply wasn't the year ... http://preacclimate.com/2008/06/09/reflections-on-lhotse/ First of all, I would like to thank everyone for following along. Sorry for the inconsistent postings, technology issues have been rampant throughout the last couple weeks. On our first attempt, the 23rd, Constantine and I made a bit of a miscalculation going to Camp 4. The day ended up taking ... http://preacclimate.com/2008/05/27/thank-you/ At 7 am Nepali time Brian reached the summit of Mt Lhotse!!!!  From his high camp, the push was 8 hours round trip.  (6 up to the summit and 2 back)  Amazingly enough he descended a total of 11,000 feet and called with the good news from Base Camp.  After celebrating ... http://preacclimate.com/2008/05/26/lhotse-summit/ Brian called at 9:00 pm PST Wednesday.  After spending one night at camp 3 and two nights at camp 4, he and Constantine set out for the summit at midnight on May 23.  The route to the Lhotse summit is cold, steep and grueling.  Making the push without oxygen, as ... http://preacclimate.com/2008/05/22/dispatch-11-summit-push/ Brian made some phone calls Saturday night / Sunday morning.  He and Constantine are working their way up the mountain.  The 21st still looks like the summit day.  We won't have phone communication with Brian until he’s at a lower camp following the summit.  We will keep you posted. (This ... http://preacclimate.com/2008/05/19/dispatch-10-on-the-up-and-up/ I received an e-mail from Brian Thursday night as he was en-route back to Base Camp.  He should arrive at BC early on Saturday.  As of now, it looks like he’ll make a summit push on the 21st.  He’s really enthusiastic and ready to keep moving up.  As an FYI, the ... http://preacclimate.com/2008/05/16/dispatch-9/ After having some of the most productive days ever in the mountains, I am now back in Dingboche (14,300 ft).  On Friday, May 10th I cruised up to camp 2 and am excited to say I’m back to Sherpa speeds.  Either the Hypoxico training is making me really strong, or ... http://preacclimate.com/2008/05/14/dispatch-8/ Hi All, Check out Brian's Flickr photo album at Flickr.com/photos/BrianOestrike. This will be kept up-to-date as Brian sends more photos. http://preacclimate.com/2008/05/10/brians-photos-on-flickr/ After spending 4 nights at Base Camp, Brian is moving up to Camp 2 where he plans to spend 4-5 nights.   During his trip up, he'll touch Camp 4 (25,700 ft) and stay one night at Camp 3 (23,600 ft).  After which he'll descend to Deboche (12,70o ft) for a ... http://preacclimate.com/2008/05/09/dispatch-7-moving-on-up/