
The PROFOUND CLIMBING™ Blog
Everest | Nepal-Tibet Border
Yeti skulls and sacred blessings, living as tigers instead of sheep, and mitigating risk
Robert Alt visits Pangboche's famous monastery, is moved by a poignant memorial to the fallen, reports no yeti sightings thus far, and emphasizes his PROFOUND CLIMBING™ approach to mountaineering.
Hills vs. Mountains? Focusing on a singular worthy goal and what Shakespeare must have intuited about mountaineering
Robert Alt contends with summit fever on Lobuche, accepts wise counsel from a fictional knight circa 1597, and doubles down on his singlemindedness with his sights unalterably set on Everest, 2025.
Robert Alt’s Everest Trek Map
View the map of Robert Alt’s trek from Kathmandu to Everest Base Camp shown with approximate elevations.