Joseph Acero's Blog

What have you done for me lately?

2008-09-03T02:04:40Z

Whats next? All work and no play makes Jack Joe a dull boy.

Enough of this shit -- Its time to start training hard and to try and climb something big.

Photos from the John Mayer concert

2008-07-13T23:20:52Z

Who did you think I was?

2008-07-12T13:05:37Z

John Mayer concert tonight. Pics tomorrow...

Merry Christmas

2007-12-20T05:16:23Z

Happy Birthday to me -or- The Answer to The Ultimate Question Of Life, the Universe and Everything

2007-08-26T19:26:33Z

I turned 42 on Friday. So I suspect that everything is going to make a lot more sense from now on.

Jonathan at Cadet Field Training

2007-08-04T11:03:21Z

Below are two photos of Jonathan @ Cadet Field Training. While most college kids get the summer off, Jonathan and his classmates have been training hard. He will be coming home on Sunday and have a week off. We are all looking forward to seeing him. See the whole photo album here.

Congratulations Nima Tashi

2007-06-01T06:06:16Z

Belated congratulations to my good friend Nima Tashi Sherpa who reached the summit of Mt. Everest on May 18. It was his 10th visit to this sacred place. He is now back home in Pangboche. We will see him when we arrive in Kathmandu on June 13 and look forward to celebrating with him.

Scary morning

2007-04-26T18:02:04Z

I received an email this morning from Everest base camp saying that a Sherpa had died in an accident on the Lhotse face. I was very concerned since I knew that Nima Tashi had been in camp 2 and was headed camp 3 (which is located on the Lhotse face). After about twenty minutes of panicked emails, I learned that it was a Sherpa from another expedition. Reports have varied somewhat from an avalanche, falling ice, and an unsecured fall. Apparently, he was buried in a crevasse near the accident. My deepest sympathies go out to the family and friends of this Sherpa.

Nima update

2007-04-05T07:00:00Z

Jim emailed me from Namche yesterday saying the team had arrived there and would be taking a rest day. I suspect they flew in a helicopter up to Syangboche and then walked down to Namche. Nima went straight up to Pangboche so he could make more preparations for the team. It sounds like everyone is doing well. By the way, Nima Tashi will be flying home on the same flight as ours (following our trek in June). He will be visiting us for several months here in the U.S.

This year seems to be flying by...

2007-03-30T20:39:11Z

Jonathan and Erin will be wrapping up their first years at college soon. Nicholas has been accepted to a number of great universities and has selected NYU. Joseph Jr. is having a good year at school and seems ready to enter middle school next year (hard to believe). In June, Nicholas will graduate from high school and then leave for a month to France. Erin and Jonathan will come home for break and to their summer jobs. Erin gets a longer break than Jonathan since he has to return to West Point for his "Yearling" summer training at Camp Buckner. After Nicholas graduates Linda, Joseph Jr, and I will be heading to Nepal. We'll be trekking for a about a month starting in Kathmandu and going all the way up to Nima Tashi's home in Pangboche (a little over 13,000 Feet) and beyond. I'll be creating a new blog for the trip this weekend and will start detailing our plans and preparations. We're excited for everything ahead. The graduation, seeing the kids come home from college, and our trek to Nepal. I'm sure the time will be here before we know it. Nima Tashi called the other day from Kathmandu. He will be leading another expedition to Everest this Spring. He's been on over a dozen Everest expedition and, of course, has 9 summits. I'll be in contact with the team at base camp via email. We'll all be thinking of him and hoping for a safe expedition. More news this weekend!