En route to Everest via Aconcagua
Cathy O'Dowd2020-05-17T15:54:06+02:00In February 1998 I attempted Aconcagua by the standard route but turned back at Berlin camp to help less experienced team members descend in bad weather. In January 2000 [...]
The Great Storm of 1996
Cathy O'Dowd2020-05-23T16:36:49+02:00The most famous storm in the history of Everest. Four teams sitting on the South Col, wondering whether to go for the summit in the morning, despite the marginal weather. [...]
Standing on top of the world
Cathy O'Dowd2020-05-23T16:37:06+02:00One of the questions I am most commonly asked is: what did it feel like to stand on the summit of Everest? The text below comes from my book [...]
Joining my first Everest expedition
Cathy O'Dowd2020-05-23T16:37:23+02:00Most people I meet assume that Everest must have been childhood dream and my first Everest trip the culmination of years of planning. In fact it really hadn't occurred [...]