[John K]

Thanks for all the comments and best wishes everyone.

The sky in Tibet is very dark, and although I did not do any telescope based observing, I was always poking my head out of either a tent or a window and had the stars keep me company.

Originally Posted by iceman

Holy cow you climbed Everest?! Wow!

Welcome back John, great to see you again.

Awesome images!

Thanks Mike, good to be back, and looking forward to imaging Saturn this season

Originally Posted by multiweb

Wow! Legend! Did you count those toes and fingers on the way down just to make sure? You look well packed. You guys obviously carried O2?

Hi Marc, really valued my toes and fingers and took extreme measures to ensure their safety!
I got as high 7,500m without oxygen in acclimatising, and then on the summit push used it from 7,000m onwards all the way to the summit and back down again

Originally Posted by Octane

John,

Congratulations on what is a truly remarkable achievement.

That last image of you is so hardcore. Epic beyond epic.

How does one go about training or getting involved in conquering such a feat?

H

Thanks Octane. Took about 18 months of serious training outside of working hours and a climbing/mountaineering apprenticeship over several years to get me to a level I was happy with. Some people can do it quicker then this. Training blog here: http://www.reachyoureverest.com/training_blog.htm

Originally Posted by beren

Congratulations John awesome achievement.......enjoyed exploring your site and hats off to you also for your community work. Be keen to read your book "Reaching for Everest" {sent order }.

Thanks for the book request Stuart. I have just sent you an email.