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Base Camp Day
27 April 2005
Today was a base camp chillout day for most. The leisurely breakfast routine was followed by showers, perusing the 'local rags' and chatting.
Rob Follows, Kat and Paul climbed up the Khumbu Icefall until the third ladder. They were very happy with this acclimatization and training day. Their descent was in falling snow.
Much to the amusement of all Dan hung up his Canadian special stylish 'G-String' line adjacent to his tent and beside some prayer flags (a farewell laugh from work friends). Rob Hart is fortunately making a pronounced recovery from a recent vicious chest infection. Piers found himself involved in a tent relocation project with many persistent Sherpas helping. The afternoon cinema had advocates of British Humor enjoy watching a couple of episodes of Black Adder.
Tomorrow our hard working Sherpa Team head back up onto the upper mountain to establish Camp 3 and provision Camp 4.
Mike for the AC Team
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Previous Dispatches
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Reunited at Base Camp
26 April 2005
At 5.00am when the alarm went off at C2 it was already light enough to get organized without using headlamps. As carefully prepared as breakfast was by Zangbu, our C2 Sherpa cook, it was still hard to
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A walk across the sky
25 April 2005
Today's word was slow. Slow to get up, slow to eat breakfast, and slow to go for a walk up to the base of the huge Lhotse face you see pictured here, looming above camp 2. About halfway up this fa
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The Cwm Shuffle
24 April 2005
Imagine if you can sticking some damp clothing in the freezer, then putting that cold clothing on, and then walking into an oven. Now this oven is different because the temperature keeps going from ho
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Evening in the common tent
