I'm sure this is probably old news to a number of you, but I still thought it was worth mentioning. While searching through iTunes this morning for some podcasts to put on my new second generation iPod Nano (8GB thank you very much!) I came across a video podcast called The Rest of Everest. As you can imagine from the title, this podcast centers around climbing the highest peak on the planet, but from a unique perspective. As their website puts it "You've probably seen some of what it's like to climb Mount Everest. Well, this is the rest. This is The Rest of Everest." The video shorts show what it's like to mount a major expedition to the Himalayas and all the work that needs to be done before you even consider a summit attempt. It appears to be very detailed and follows the expedition every step of the way.
So far there are 18 video podcasts in all, starting off with an introduction to get things started, and then continuing on with organizing the expedition, going to Kathmandu, riding the Friendship Highway, and so on. Future installments will deal with arriving at base camp, acclimatizing, and other issues before the summit I'm sure. All these cool little videos, ranging about 20 minutes in length or so, makes me wish I had picked up the iPod with Video instead, but I must remain strong and wait for the true Video iPod that has been long rumored. :)
Anyway, subscribe to this wonderful little video podcast in iTunes, or just go to the website to download them yourself, and learn all the behind the scenes stuff that takes place to make an Everest expedition successful.
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