February 2026
EVEREST 2026!! Training
In case you haven’t seen on my Instagram or TikTok, I am heading back to Everest this April!! I am in my final year of school, and am doing everything I can to get as ahead as possible to lessen the impact that spending…
By Bianca
Week of training for Everest!!
Hey everyone! As you know, I am currently in full swing in my Everest training so I thought I’d share what a week of training looks like for me. (I live in Melbourne, Australia which is very very flat so I am slightly…
By BiancaPre-Everest podcasts
Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you know that I have just recorded 2 podcast episodes with EverestLive and FallenrisePod where I talk about my current prep for Everest, dealing with social media hate and more. If…
By Bianca
March 2026
Another week of training done!
With only 5 weeks left until we leave, I am still training intensively and consistently. In this time, it is extremely important that I don’t get injured and that I eat a lot of good food. I need to fuel myself…
By Bianca
Everest long training hike
Over the long weekend dad and I did the Buller Huts loop which is a 100km hike with 5300m of vertical climbing. We did it in just over 3 days and it was long but so fun! On day 1 on Friday, we had to drive 5 hours from…
By Bianca
2 Weeks out from Everest!!
Wow that feels so crazy to write! There has been so much going on with me in the past few weeks, so I have a lot to catch up on! Last week I started filming with “A Current Affair”, who are doing a feature piece on me…
By Bianca
April 2026
4 Days Out!
Yesterday was my last day of school before the expedition! I’m so happy that I can have a few days at home before going away because honestly, it has been extremely difficult balancing schoolwork and training/prep. That…
By Bianca
Last Dandenongs!
Dad and I just did our last Dandenongs training session before Everest! The Dandenongs are a very very small mountain (hill) range about an hour’s drive from Melbourne. We go to the Glasgow fire track which is a very…
By Bianca
WE’RE OFF!
EVEREST 2026 here we come!!! Be sure to follow me on Instagram for more updates 🙂 I’ll start the tracker in a couple of days when the trek begins 🕺🕺
By Bianca
Day in Kathmandu
After arriving at our hotel at about 1:30am we went straight to bed and slept a few hours before a pretty busy day! In the morning we had a wonderful breakfast! The lovely hotel staff remember dad and I from past trips…
By Bianca
Everest day 1 – Phakding
Sorry for being a bit slack on the blogs – it’s been a little busy around here! We woke up very early, at 4:30 in Kathmandu to (hopefully) get a helicopter to Lukla if the weather permitted. Unlike other times where we…
By Bianca
Trek day 2! – Namche
Today is normally one of the longer days of the trek, with a decent hill climb in the last half. We started out nice and early and chatted with some other Australians, one of which is climbing Everest, and her family is…
By Bianca
Everest day 3! – Everest view!
Today was a rest day – so we have 2 nights in Namche. We walked up to Everest view hotel which, as the name suggests, has great views of Everest, Lhotse, Ama Dablam on a clear day. We were very lucky and had amazing…
By Bianca
Island Peak Base Camp
Island peak base camp Hi everyone – this is Fiona here (Bianca’s mum!)Just dropping in with a quick note to let you know that I spoke with Bianca and Paul – they are currently at Island Peak Base Camp, along with our…
Posted by Fiona (Mum)
Island Peak Summit!
Bianca just called and they are now on the summit of Island Peak. All of them are great – said the climb up went well with no dramas and the weather is good. It’s about 6:15 am there now.
Posted by Fiona (Mum)
Island peak summit update
Hey everyone! Bianca here and Dad, Tim and I summited Island peak 6189m this morning! We left camp at 1am and summited at about 6am! It was so beautiful and so much fun getting to climb again and seeing all the…
By Bianca
Everest day 12! – Gorakshep!
Oops, sorry for the lack of posting/writing, everyday has felt pretty similar since Island Peak! We trekked from Dingboche to Lobuche (day after Island Peak summit) and we had great weather. I met more lovely people who…
By Bianca
Day 14 – ARRIVED AT BASE CAMP
We had planned to walk up Kalapathar (5650m with good views of Everest) in the morning but since Dad, Tim and I had a bit of a cold still, and the young girls had still a decent day of walking, just Sarah went with the…
By Bianca
Day 15 – Base camp
This was our first full day at Everest Base Camp, and unfortunately we said goodbye to our trekking friends, as they left for Kathmandu in the morning. After breaky, I did some maths work in the dining tent!…
By Bianca
Everest Day 16
Today was our second full day at base camp! I woke up after having an amazing night’s sleep! Last year I had a sleeping bag that was way too cold, and it really negatively impacted my sleep. This season I am using a…
By Bianca
Everest day 17!!
I woke up as usual in my warm tent, and procrastinated getting up for breaky. The whole night it is freezing cold, and at 8am – breakfast time – it finally starts to warm up, which is so annoying! We ate, then I called…
By Bianca
Everest day 18 – Puja!
Today was Puja day, which is a very important and fun day for all climbers. The Lama comes over to each camp (on different days) to perform the ceremony to ask the mountain for permission for us to climb it. It was SUCH…
By Bianca
Everest day 19 – still waiting
So we’re still waiting on the Khumbu icefall to open… Everyone is quite anxious, as we ALL need to do at least 1 rotation on the mountain and we are just sitting around waiting for news. They are now organising meetings…
By BiancaVideo debrief of last year’s attempt
Just made a video talking about my last Everest attempt, and why I’m back :)) (It took almost 2 days to upload) https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRbCeYAo/
By Bianca
Everest day 20
Still no good news from the icefall doctors, but I am staying optimistic that it will open. Didn’t do too much today, just had breakfast, then did some work. Kristen and I went over to another company’s camp to see Adri…
By BiancaEverest day 21! Lobuche
This morning we received some somewhat optimistic news about the icefall – nothing confirmed yet but staying hopeful! I then walked to Lobuche from Everest Base camp with Kristen and Pemba and woahhh I’m not usually…
By Bianca
Acclimatising on Lobuche
Hi all – this is Fiona here, Bianca’s mum. Just a quick update to let everyone know that Bianca is currently up on Mount Lobuche (specifically Lobuche East), where she, Kristin and Pemba have gone to acclimatise…
Posted by Fiona (Mum)
May 2026
Everest day 22 – high camp
(wrote when I had no reception) Kristen and I woke up in Lobuche, and had a late, slow breakfast of pancakes/french toast with a pot of lemon ginger honey tea. We were not in a rush to get going! We also spent some time…
By Bianca
Everest day 23 – Lobuche East climb!!
Usually when climbing any big mountain, you would leave between 1-4am because the summit day is long, and usually has a longer descent than ascent. This leave time also aims to avoid the bad weather that most often…
By Bianca
Everest day 24 – Chilling on the summit of Lobuche
The three of us woke up at around 7, as our tent became very hot! Pemba opened the tent zipper, and even though it was hot, it was a complete white out! We could see at least 7 climbers climbing up the last 10m to the…
By Bianca
Everest day 25 – Lobuche to base camp!
We woke up pretty early at 6am, in our tent on the summit of Lobuche East, at 6100m. We had a bit of food, then packed up all of our stuff, including the tent. Kristen and I walked down together, (as Pemba had to…
By Bianca
Everest day 26 – Resting
I slept pretty awfully last night, which I find always happens after a big day of exercise. I had breakfast, then called Mum, and made sure all of my gear from my Lobuche getaway was drying properly. My big event of the…
By Bianca
Everest day 27 – filming
Today was a bit of a media day for me! After breakfast, I spoke with some Australian guys who were filming for IMAX and they showed me their specialised cameras for the 3D filming. I then did an interview with them, so…
By Bianca
Everest day 28 – GETTING REAL
In the morning, first things first, I checked the Garmin trackers of my friends who had left through the icefall last night. They were all at camp 1! (except Kristen who is a beast and went to camp 2) We had a quiet…
By BiancaCamp 2!
Hey everyone 👋 Fiona here again. Just a quick note to let you know that Bianca and Paul are safely at Camp 2. They left around 1am and got to Camp 1 in good time ~ 5 hours. After a break there, they decided to continue…
Posted by Fiona (Mum)
Resting at Camp 2
Hi all, Fiona here… coming to you from Kathmandu as I’m on my way to Everest basecamp to meet up with Bianca and Paul soon! They don’t have any internet but I’ve had messages and photos sent from them via satellite and…
Posted by Fiona (Mum)
Everest day 29! – part 1: Icefall!
this is a long one!! Posting now that I’m back down with wifi!! All these were written on the days I was climbing – hence why they’re so long! I was very bored! The day started bright and early at 12am, as we had 12:30…
By Bianca
Everest day 29 – part 2: Camp 2
(another long one!) Recap: We climbed through the icefall and arrived at camp 1 (6100m) feeling good! We had some food and drink and decided to push onto camp 2! Last year the toilet situation in camp 1 was just a snow…
By Bianca
Everest day 30 – chilling in camp 2
I woke up at about 6am from the tent shaking (it had been all night) from the wind. At altitude, it’s rare to sleep all through the night but I slept beautifully. Our breathing rates slow down naturally, and with the…
By Bianca
Everest day 31 – Acclimatisation walk
My day started at about 4am as Dad was leaving to go back to base camp. He needs to leave early to hit the icefall when it’s still cold and safest. He woke me up asking if I wanted to keep his little bottle of hand…
By Bianca
Everest day 32 – Back to base camp
I woke up at 1:30am (I was soooo nervous I wouldn’t wake up from the alarm), activated my chemical hand warmers, and packed up my sleeping bag and mat. Dad and I are leaving a lot of gear in camp 2, such as sleeping…
By Bianca
Everest day 33 – getting some rest!
I had the absolute best slumber ever!! Climbing in the night is safe, but it really messes with your sleep schedule! It had snowed quite a bit last night, and it was pretty cold this morning. It’s a bit of a hit or miss…
By BiancaEverest day 34 – more rest
I woke up, went to breakfast – the usual everyday! I then went to my tent, chillaxed for a bit, then headed to the coffee tent. I did some more schoolwork in there, and mum had to help me with some maths! We all went to…
By Bianca
Day 35 – waiting
I had the best sleep ever!! In the last 3-4 months of my Everest training, my sleep schedule was so messed up. Training so intensively, alongside balancing school is exhausting and affected my sleep too. So it feels…
By Bianca
Day 36 – oxygen training
I went down to breakfast, ate the same food that we do most days, and waited for our big event of the day: oxygen training! Some other climbers came into our dining tent and we listened to a sherpa (I forgot his name)…
By Biancaday 37 – LEAVING TONIGHT
Bit of a change of plans!! The weather looks good for the 18th, so we are leaving tonight (1am thursday morning) for my summit push!! Still a few days until the summit! Heading to camp 2 is the first stage! Mum will…
By BiancaNot going :(
We have just received new forecast that is showing high winds near the summit and have decided not to go tonight. I told myself that I wanted a clear weather window and so far it isn’t. Last year certain models said the…
By Bianca
Day 38 – MORE BASE CAMP!!
Well the day started right at midnight. I put my climbing socks on (I slept in my climbing clothes), organised some charging and braided my hair. At 12:20 I was about to put my boots on and head out for breakfast with…
By BiancaDay 39 – Leaving for real tonight!
Ok now we’re actually leaving!! A little less nervous now, lying in bed, but I know that when I get up for 12:30am breakfast I’ll get the nerves. Be sure to follow my tracker!!! Link is in the blog and on my instagram…
By Bianca
Left Basecamp for the Summit Push
This is Fiona writing here – and it will be for a while now (unless Bianca somehow finds wifi at camp 2!). Bianca and Paul have now left Basecamp – at about 1:20am. They’re now heading up through the icefall. They’ll…
Posted by Fiona (Mum)Through the icefall
Bianca and Paul are safely through the icefall and resting at Camp 1. It took longer than they’d expected as they were behind a big group and it took a long time to cross the big ladder (5 ladders tied together). Anyway…
Posted by Fiona (Mum)
Bianca and Paul at Camp 2
Hi all! I’ve heard from Bianca and Paul and they are now safely at camp 2. Bianca said the icefall was simple but there were lots of people and they had to wait at the big ladder for about 40 minutes. Including queues…
Posted by Fiona (Mum)
Day 40 – Summit push day 1!!!
Yo yo yo!! Surprise I did happen to find wifi in camp 2!! HERE’S THE DAY! I set my alarm for 11:46pm and had a little to-do list of prep before I set off. Things like braid my hair, put my climbing socks on, check I had…
By Bianca
Day 41 – rest day in camp 2
I woke up at 8am or so, and got out of our small tent for breakfast. We ate porridge and eggs on toast, and met up with friends from base camp who had just climbed up from base camp. I really tried a lot to drink a heap…
By Bianca
Bianca is now at Camp 3!
Bianca and Paul left Camp 2 around 7am this morning. Paul accompanied her to the base of the Lhotse Face and then they said their goodbyes. Bianca then geared up and started using oxygen for the first time (as planned).…
Posted by Fiona (Mum)Climbing from C3 to C4
It’s 3:48am here in Nepal and Bianca just messaged to let me know they are leaving camp 3 now and heading up to camp 4. It’s a long climb, and it seems there are a lot of people on the mountain so leaving early will…
Posted by Fiona (Mum)
Now at Camp 4!
Bianca messaged and confirmed that she has now reached Camp 4. She said she is feeling good – but hot! It’s a challenging climb from Camp 3 to Camp 4 – straight up for a lot of it, then traversing towards the left for a…
Posted by Fiona (Mum)
Bianca leaving for her summit attempt now
Hi all – it’s a nervous time for me here at basecamp, but even moreso for Bianca as she gets ready to leave for her summit attempt. She’s been continuing to hydrate, and then checking and double checking she has…
Posted by Fiona (Mum)At the Balcony – almost half way!
Hi all- Bianca just messaged in to say she is at The Balcony. This is one of the only flattish spots on the way, so everyone takes a short break here, maybe has a drink, and changes their oxygen for a new tank. It’s not…
Posted by Fiona (Mum)
Summit Summit Summit!
We just got news that Bianca is at the summit of Mt Everest! Paul was able to speak on the radio to her and she sounded a bit tired, but over the moon! She said she feels good, but it’s extremely cold and very windy.…
Posted by Fiona (Mum)Heading down, plus the summit radio call
Hi everyone, although the tracker hasn’t been working on the descent, we heard news that Bianca, Pemba and Ngdu are well below The Balcony now. So they have the most dangerous parts behind them. It still might be slow…
Posted by Fiona (Mum)Safe at Camp 4 + audio from Bianca
Bianca has messaged to say that she’s back at camp 4 now. She said she feels pretty bad though. On the summit and climbing up, I felt amazing, but coming down is tough. I felt like i needed to be so much more cautious…
Posted by Fiona (Mum)
Back to Basecamp and now in Kathmandu
Hi everyone, Just a quick note here to let you know that Bianca is SAFE. She and Paul came down from Camp 2 and through the icefall yesterday morning. It was so great to give them both a HUGE hug. Now that Bianca is…
Posted by Fiona (Mum)
Everest day 42 – Camp 2 to camp 3
(writing this from camp 4, 8000m because I forgot to yesterday at c3) After experiencing the heat going from c1-2 we knew that we needed to leave early because it is the same Western Cwm that is half of the route to c3…
By Bianca
Everest day 43 – camp 3 to camp 4!
This is definitely the second hardest day of the climb, after the summit day. That being said, last year it was my favourite climbing day! We climb from 7100m, to 8000m, which is a huge amount of elevation gain at such…
By Bianca
June 2026
EVEREST SUMMIT DAY! (Uphill)
Sorry it’s taken me so long to write/finish this blog! I woke up from camp 4, along with Pemba and Ngudu. It was starting to get colder so I put all of my layers back on. We then had to make more water, and eat a shared…
By Bianca
EVEREST SUMMIT DAY (descent)
Standing on the summit of Everest, the main thing I could think about was coming down. I had only reached halfway (even less than halfway actually!). I had so far to go, including the tricky rocks that start almost…
By Bianca