Puja

Today Stephen is going to the Puja ceremony.  It's when a Lama comes and blesses all the climbers, their gear and blesses that the mountain will accept them.  It's a long ceremony, but well worth it to get this special blessing and see the amazing culture of Nepal.  It has been a tradition as long as there have been climbers!

Mt. Everest

If you want to see the other climbers and Russell's account of everything going on go to www.himex.com.  On the right hand side he has expedition news.  He highlights a couple of climbers each time.  He has not highlighted Stephen yet but he has done the other man from SLC, Martin Frey.  His wife hiked into base camp with him.

Tomorrow will be a day full of practicing.  Ladders, self arrests - thing like that!  Stephen doesn't like to sit around so that should make him happy.