{"id":684,"date":"2026-04-10T14:26:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altitude.lu\/?p=684"},"modified":"2026-04-10T14:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:29:00","slug":"return-to-luxembourg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altitude.lu\/en\/return-to-luxembourg\/","title":{"rendered":"Return to Luxembourg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8dd13e6d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The expedition ends here<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite rigorous physical preparation, I suffered from pulmonary and cerebral edema. This was a first for me, and it forced me back down to Kathmandu, causing me to lose all my acclimatization for Makalu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given these circumstances and the unstable weather in the Everest region, the only rational choice is to avoid further risk. The mountain always has the final say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking ahead: see you in September for Manaslu and perhaps Ama Dablam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The adventure continues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:75vh\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:75vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-680 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/altitude.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_135344646-1024x684.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/altitude.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_135344646-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/altitude.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_135344646-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/altitude.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_135344646-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/altitude.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_135344646-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/altitude.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_135344646-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The expedition ends here Despite rigorous physical preparation, I suffered from pulmonary and cerebral edema. This was a first for me, and it forced me back down to Kathmandu, causing me to lose all my acclimatization for Makalu. Given these circumstances and the unstable weather in the Everest region, the only rational choice is to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-non-classe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/altitude.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/altitude.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/altitude.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/altitude.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/altitude.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=684"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/altitude.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":685,"href":"https:\/\/altitude.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684\/revisions\/685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/altitude.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/altitude.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/altitude.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/altitude.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}