{"id":18287,"date":"2020-02-04T06:29:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T06:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/?page_id=18287"},"modified":"2022-07-01T01:23:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T01:23:41","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Elia Saikaly&#8217;s Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto width_full color_secondary\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<!-- START Blog REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.1.3 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_30_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"background:transparent;padding:0;margin:0px auto;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;max-width:\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_30_1\" style=\"display:none;\" 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-->\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row es_page-intro-row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_middle type_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image es-page-intro-header-img align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Untitled-1_0002_Moab_25th_103-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Untitled-1_0002_Moab_25th_103-copy.jpg 350w, https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Untitled-1_0002_Moab_25th_103-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Untitled-1_0002_Moab_25th_103-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-10 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column es_page-intro-text\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>From &#8216;how to&#8217; articles, expedition dispatches to the stories of the incredible people I learn from along the way.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-1 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-10 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-grid type_masonry layout_18290 cols_2 with_filters with_isotope with_css_animation\" id=\"us_grid_1\"><style>#us_grid_1 .w-grid-item{padding:1.5rem}#us_grid_1 .w-grid-list{margin:1.5rem -1.5rem}.w-grid + #us_grid_1 .w-grid-list,.w-grid-none + #us_grid_1 .w-grid-list{margin-top:1.5rem}@media (max-width:599px){#us_grid_1 .w-grid-list{margin:0}#us_grid_1 .w-grid-item{width:100%;padding:0;margin-bottom:1.5rem}}@media (min-width:1024px){#us_grid_1 .w-post-elm.post_title{font-size:1.8rem!important}}.layout_18290 .w-grid-item-h{}.layout_18290 .usg_post_title_1{font-size:1.4rem!important}.layout_18290 .usg_post_image_1{margin-top:0.6rem!important}.layout_18290 .usg_post_content_1{font-size:0.9rem!important;line-height:1.7!important;margin-top:0.8rem!important}@media (max-width:600px){.layout_18290 .usg_post_title_1{font-size:1.2rem!important}}<\/style><div class=\"g-filters style_3 align_center\"><a class=\"g-filters-item active\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-taxonomy=\"*\"><span>All<\/span><\/a><a class=\"g-filters-item\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-taxonomy=\"everest\" data-amount=\"9\"><span>Everest<\/span><span class=\"g-filters-item-amount\">9<\/span><\/a><a class=\"g-filters-item\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-taxonomy=\"expeditions\" data-amount=\"23\"><span>Expeditions<\/span><span class=\"g-filters-item-amount\">23<\/span><\/a><a class=\"g-filters-item\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-taxonomy=\"filmmaking\" data-amount=\"7\"><span>Filmmaking<\/span><span class=\"g-filters-item-amount\">7<\/span><\/a><a class=\"g-filters-item\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-taxonomy=\"inspiration\" data-amount=\"6\"><span>Inspiration<\/span><span class=\"g-filters-item-amount\">6<\/span><\/a><a class=\"g-filters-item\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-taxonomy=\"mindset-and-mental-health\" data-amount=\"7\"><span>Mindset and Mental Health<\/span><span class=\"g-filters-item-amount\">7<\/span><\/a><a class=\"g-filters-item\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-taxonomy=\"news\" data-amount=\"3\"><span>News<\/span><span class=\"g-filters-item-amount\">3<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-grid-list\" data-filter_taxonomy_name=\"category\">\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_fade off_autostart size_1x1 post-28588 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-filmmaking category-mindset-and-mental-health\" data-id=\"28588\" style=\"animation-delay:0s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/mt-everest-and-k2-a-q-and-a-with-elia-saikaly\/\">Mt. Everest and K2- A Q and A with Elia Saikaly<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/mt-everest-and-k2-a-q-and-a-with-elia-saikaly\/\" aria-label=\"Mt. Everest and K2- A Q and A with Elia Saikaly\"><img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Elia-in-chopper-on-K2-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_600_400_crop size-us_600_400_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Elia-in-chopper-on-K2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Elia-in-chopper-on-K2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Elia-in-chopper-on-K2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Elia-in-chopper-on-K2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Elia-in-chopper-on-K2-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Elia-in-chopper-on-K2-900x601.jpg 900w, https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Elia-in-chopper-on-K2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This interview was initially conducted by Bryn Davies from Wired for Adventure.\u00a0 Tell us about your early years. By the sounds of it, they weren\u2019t easy, but you found a way to harness your focus and drive.\u00a0 The Lebanese side of my family are both Christian and Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses.\u00a0The religion&hellip;<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_fade off_autostart size_1x1 post-28579 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mindset-and-mental-health\" data-id=\"28579\" style=\"animation-delay:0.1s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/nepal-earthquake-internal-aftershocks-and-life-lessons\/\">Nepal Earthquake: Internal Aftershocks and Life Lessons<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/nepal-earthquake-internal-aftershocks-and-life-lessons\/\" aria-label=\"Nepal Earthquake: Internal Aftershocks and Life Lessons\"><img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Avalanche-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_600_400_crop size-us_600_400_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">In 2015, I survived a 7.8 magnitude\u00a0earthquake\u00a0in Nepal that triggered an avalanche at\u00a0Mt. Everest\u00a0and claimed 9,000 lives. These events are depicted in the Netflix four-part series,\u00a0Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake. Eight minutes of my footage appear in the show. When the tidal wave of snow and debris struck our&hellip;<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_fade off_autostart size_1x1 post-24948 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mindset-and-mental-health\" data-id=\"24948\" style=\"animation-delay:0.2s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/everest-how-to-deal-with-the-unexpected\/\">Everest &#8211; How to deal with the unexpected<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/everest-how-to-deal-with-the-unexpected\/\" aria-label=\"Everest &#8211; How to deal with the unexpected\"><img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rotation1_Card3_106-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_600_400_crop size-us_600_400_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Sometimes life hits us when we least expect it. Everything is in order, everything seems to be going just fine, then\u00a0BAM. We take a hit. Overwhelmed and paralyzed with fear, it\u2019s easy to be crippled by inaction. But what if there was a more effective way to respond? I was&hellip;<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_fade off_autostart size_1x1 post-19025 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-expeditions\" data-id=\"19025\" style=\"animation-delay:0.3s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/atanas-skatov-what-happened-on-k2\/\">Atanas Skatov &#8211; What happened on K2?<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/atanas-skatov-what-happened-on-k2\/\" aria-label=\"Atanas Skatov &#8211; What happened on K2?\"><img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC00239-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_600_400_crop size-us_600_400_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC00239-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC00239-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC00239-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC00239-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC00239-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC00239-900x601.jpg 900w, https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC00239.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">What we were hearing over the radio transmissions on K2 the night of February 4th was alarming. \u201cThat guy is going to kill himself\u201d.\u00a0 Said one climber of another who was determined to attempt the summit. There were over 25 people at high camp 3 on the night of February&hellip;<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_fade off_autostart size_1x1 post-18431 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-filmmaking tag-adventure tag-everest tag-mountaineering tag-nepal tag-tv-show\" data-id=\"18431\" style=\"animation-delay:0s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/your-everest-photography-and-timelapse-assignment\/\">Your Everest photography and timelapse assignment<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/your-everest-photography-and-timelapse-assignment\/\" aria-label=\"Your Everest photography and timelapse assignment\"><img width=\"538\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Everest-at-sunset-538x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_600_400_crop size-us_600_400_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"A golden washed image of Mt Everest\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Hey everyone, Hope you\u2019re all doing well, staying healthy and remaining optimistic amidst these very challenging times. Given some of us have some extra time on our hands, I thought I\u2019d put out a little creative assignment for you using some of my imagery from Mt. Everest. This is an&hellip;<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_fade off_autostart size_1x1 post-15768 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-filmmaking tag-everest tag-everest-basecamp tag-himalayas tag-mount-everest tag-timelapse\" data-id=\"15768\" style=\"animation-delay:0.1s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/himalaya-an-everest-time-lapse-film\/\">Himalaya &#8211; An Everest Time Lapse Film<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/himalaya-an-everest-time-lapse-film\/\" aria-label=\"Himalaya &#8211; An Everest Time Lapse Film\"><img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Everest-tents-prayer-flags-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_600_400_crop size-us_600_400_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"Basecamp and prayer flags\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">A time-lapse journey from the roof of the world. 3,408 still images stitched together to portray a single day in the majestic Himalayas. The story behind the images: Some of us are vocal and social when it comes to our pain, others suffer silently and quietly like warriors waiting out&hellip;<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_fade off_autostart size_1x1 post-15635 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-everest tag-adventure tag-everest tag-mountaineering tag-nepal tag-tv-show\" data-id=\"15635\" style=\"animation-delay:0.2s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/everest-the-final-ridge\/\">Everest &#8211; The Final Ridge<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/everest-the-final-ridge\/\" aria-label=\"Everest &#8211; The Final Ridge\"><img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Everest-on-the-Top-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_600_400_crop size-us_600_400_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Experience the final push to the top of the world. &nbsp; The Story Behind the Climb Imagine&#8230; it\u2019s 11pm and you\u2019re in the death zone. It\u2019s -20 degrees Celsius, your mind isn\u2019t quite right due to the lack of oxygen, you\u2019ve got 20 000 kids in 130 schools that have&hellip;<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_fade off_autostart size_1x1 post-14817 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-expeditions tag-adventure tag-everest tag-mountaineering tag-nepal tag-tv-show\" data-id=\"14817\" style=\"animation-delay:0.3s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/the-climb-for-albinism-how-it-came-to-be\/\">The Climb for Albinism &#8211; How it came to be<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 stretched\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/the-climb-for-albinism-how-it-came-to-be\/\" aria-label=\"The Climb for Albinism &#8211; How it came to be\"><img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Climb-for-Albinism-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-us_600_400_crop size-us_600_400_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Climb-for-Albinism-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Climb-for-Albinism-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Climb-for-Albinism-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Climb-for-Albinism-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Climb-for-Albinism-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Climb-for-Albinism-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/eliasaikaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Climb-for-Albinism.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">In 2016, while on a philanthropic mission in Africa, I met a young Kenyan woman named Jane Waithera, a person with albinism. 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