I was just informed that Hari is safe down in base camp after having turned around at Lhotse camp 4 after the weather forecasts turning bad. After having made the decision to go down he went all the way from … Continue reading
It is time for the summit push for both the climbers on Everest and Lhotse in the expedition that we are studying. The first intention was to go for the summit on the 21 st (PST) but due to high … Continue reading
Namaste! It’s Hari again, our TripleED climbing researcher. I’ll posting my own personal pictures and stories on my own site at hmix.org, but I’d like to share some of the experiences we’ve had so far. I don’t have time to … Continue reading
Sitting here at the airport in Singapore, in transit for Kathmandu. Earlier I had reports from the initial team (Andrew, Jacob and Susannah) that they made it and are getting settled in. The only problem is that only one out … Continue reading
Hey, I’m Hari, the climbing researcher for the TripleED Everest expedition. I’ll be shadowing a commercial Everest team and conducting interviews, recording conversations, and much more from the upper mountain. If all goes well, I’ll make an attempt on Lhotse, … Continue reading
In 1 hour, TripleED researchers Andrew, Jacob, and Susannah will board their flights headed west across the Pacific. Markus and Hari will follow in a couple days, and the entire team will meet in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. In … Continue reading
With less than one week until our departure for Kathmandu, the TripleED research team is busy with expedition preparations! At our base of operations at Stanford University, Markus, the project manager, and researchers Hari, Andrew, Jacob, and Susannah, are readying … Continue reading
TripleED is now officially endorsed by the American Alpine Club. AAC is based in North America and is a “charitable organization that provides knowledge and inspiration, conservation and advocacy, and logistical support for the climbing community.” In practice AAC are … Continue reading
Welcome to the website of the Research Group on Extreme Environments – Everyday Decisions (Triple E.D). We are a dedicated team of researchers from all over the world that have the peculiar interest of everyday activities in extreme environments of … Continue reading