by John Stenderup | Jun 19, 2018 | K2
Long time no talk! It’s hard to believe it has been over a year since I returned from the Himalayas, barely enough time for my body to recover, before jumping headfirst into a training regimen for my next adventure. Which brings us to the reason for this post… for...
by John Stenderup | Jun 18, 2018 | K2
I can’t seem to come up with a witty caption as I board my first flight to Pakistan, so I’ll take it the other direction… Thank you. Thank you to everyone who has encouraged me when I was down, inspired me when I doubted myself, tolerated me when I was...
by John Stenderup | Jun 3, 2017 | News & Press
For those of you who are interested or didn’t have the chance to see them, I’ve included links to a couple of interviews with KGET (Bakersfield) and KSBW (Monterey). Hope you enjoy them! KGET – Arvin Man Summits Mount Everest KSBW – Monterey...
by John Stenderup | May 30, 2017 | Everest, Lhotse
Whether you believe that peculiar sequences of events that we often face in life are fate or coincidence, we can all agree that they always seem to happen at a pivotal time. Just when you are about to lose your faith in something, an event occurs that reminds you of...
by John Stenderup | May 26, 2017 | Everest, Lhotse
It’s been a couple days since my descent from the upper mountain and I have yet to provide an account of my summit of Mount Everest. I’m going to skip to the evening before our ascent of the world’s tallest peak. For those parents who are having...
by John Stenderup | May 24, 2017 | Everest, Lhotse
Geoff, Anders, and I successfully summited Mount Everest at 10:45 AM on May 21st. Less than 48 hours later, Geoff and I summited Lhotse, the 4th tallest peak in the world. It took a great deal of effort to get from EBC to the top of the world and despite an average of...
by John Stenderup | May 23, 2017 | Everest, Lhotse
According to GPS, at approximately 9:45 AM NPT on 5/23, John reached the summit of Lhotse. He has now begun his descent back to C2, then EBC....
by John Stenderup | May 21, 2017 | Everest, Lhotse
John reached the Summit of Mount...
by John Stenderup | May 20, 2017 | Everest, Lhotse
According to GPS John and his team are on the move, hopefully bound for the summit in about 7-8 hours. You can follow...
by John Stenderup | May 19, 2017 | Everest, Lhotse
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