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  • Lobuche Climb (photo courtesy of USAF 7 Summits Team)

    USAF 7 Summits update: 5 May - HAPE and HACE

    7 Summits team member Rob Marshall reported Sunday a fatality on the mountain. Those who listened to Rob's most recent voice update (see previous post) were probably jarred by the news of a fatality on the mountain. According to other news reports, the victim was a 37-year old Sherpa who died at Camp 3 of HACE, or High Altitude Cerebral Edema. HACE
  • Ralph Crump, Kirtland Air Force Base ground safety manager, asks Maj. Gen. Margaret Woodward, Air Force chief of safety, a question concerning motorcycle training assistance during the Air Force Safety Center annual preseason motorcycle safety briefing held April 25 at the safety center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith A. Wright)

    Time to ride!

    Every year more than 39,800 Airmen across the Air Force dust the cobwebs off their motorcycles and pull out their riding gear as the temperature rises. Before they hit the open road, Airmen are required to receive the annual motorcycle safety briefing, per Air Force Instruction 91-207, The U.S. Air Force Traffic Safety Program. Motorcycle riders
  • Participants sign waivers to participate in a motorcycle cruise on bikes provided on Motorcycle Safety Day April 26, 2013, Dover Air Force Base, Del. The 436th Airlift Wing Safety team put together the 8th Annual Motorcycle Safety Day to help combat the loss or life and limb for Dover AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jared Duhon)

    Motorcycle Safety Day

    With the warm, sunny weather fast-approaching, people are beginning to participate in outdoor activities such as camping, boating and day trips to the beach. With all the extra traffic on the road, one summer activity becomes more dangerous: riding motorcycles.For these and other reasons, the 436th Airlift Wing Safety team hosted the 8th Annual
  • Early Morning Photo of Everest from Camp 2 Walking to Camp 1 (black pyramid on left). (Photo courtesy of USAF 7 Summits Team)

    USAF 7 Summits update: (30 Apr: Team Rest at EBC)

    7 Summits team member Rob Marshall reported Tuesday that today is their second day of rest from the upper parts of the mountain.Our first "rotation" on the upper part of the mountain went very well. All six of the USAF 7 Summits climbers made it to Camp 2 (~21,100ft) and a few went up to the base of the Lhotse Face for a little extra exercise
  • Colin, Heidi and Megan giving a Base Camp Shout-Out to the folks back in Colorado Springs.

    USAF 7 Summits update: 26 April - Camp 2

    7 Summits team member Rob Marshall reported Friday that the American flag is the highest point in the camp which sits at 21,100′. The start to the day was cold with single digit temperatures in the early morning, but it warmed up and turned out to be a beautiful day. With the Lhoste face looming overhead the team can see their next objective. Read
  • The Khumbu Icefall. Everest Base Camp is at the bottom center of the photo, where the glacier turns. (Photo courtesy of Eric Simonson, IMG)

    USAF 7 Summits Update: 23 Apr: Base Camp Rest Day

    April 22nd, 2013 Rob Marshall checked in just a few minutes ago from Base Camp. After yesterday's venture into the Khumbu Icefall in snowy conditions, he reports a bright and sunny day at EBC, with the Air Force flag flying high over their campsite! The team is taking a rest and recovery day today, attending to chores like doing laundry and sewing
  • There have been several incidents of negligent discharge on JBER in recent months. Use caution with firearms and remember basic safety practices – never point a weapon at something you don’t intend to shoot, treat every gun as if it were loaded, and always store them in a safe place away from children. (Courtesy photo)

    HANDLE WITH CARE

    With recent gun activity incidents involving two Air Force service members, both resulting in weapon discharges inside homes off-base and on-base, JBER leadership would like to make gun owners aware that firearm safety is no laughing matter.People purchase guns every day, be it from those wanting for the use of protection to those buying for the
  • From the Lobuche East summit, the USAF 7 Summits team had an amazing view of Mt. Everest, Nuptse, the Khumbu Glacier, Pumori, Everest Base Camp and dozens of breathtaking peaks in all directions (Photo courtesy of USAF 7 Summits)

    USAF 7 Summits Update (21 Apr: Everest-A (very) brief climbing history)

    As we wait for word on whether the team has made it's first of several trips through the Khumbu Icefall to Camp 1 at 19,900', we'd like to offer a short history lesson on Mt. Everest climbing. 2013 is an auspicious year to be on Everest, as it is the 60th anniversary of the first ascent by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, and the 50th
  • From the Lobuche East summit, the USAF 7 Summits team had an amazing view of Mt. Everest, Nuptse, the Khumbu Glacier, Pumori, Everest Base Camp and dozens of breathtaking peaks in all directions (Photo courtesy of USAF 7 Summits)

    USAF 7 Summits post: Apr 18: Lobuche Peak Climb!

    What a great day to be alive! It's 7:45pm on the 18th and most the team is already asleep in their tents. We are at Lobuche Base Camp and recently finished up a meal of curried rice, cauliflower, roast chicken, soup and cake. Yes- somehow the Sherpas baked two cakes in their rugged camp kitchen- one for a climber's birthday and one to celebrate
  • The USAF 7 Summits Challenge Team is dedicated to positively highlighting the US Air Force and honoring comrades who have fallen in the line of duty. Team members mark their accomplishments with memorial pushups, in honor of their fallen friends, on each summit. The team is not funded by or officially sponsored by the US Department of Defense or the US Air Force.

    7 Summits Update (18 Apr: Lobuche summit bid)

    By the time you read this, our USAF 7 Summits climbers should have returned from 20,161' Lobuche peak. They moved to high camp yesterday, and expected to summit on Apr 18. We hope to hear word back from them (and hopefully get some summit photos) as they make their way back to Everest Base Camp (EBC) tomorrow, since they will pass through the
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