Snowed in at Camp 2    5 May 2005
Today the C2 team are snowed in; while winds are inconsequential snow accumulation is becoming significant. Due to the threat posed by avalanche hazard this morning we did not venture onto the Lhotse

Avalanche at Camp 1    4 May 2005
The Adventure Consultants team reported in from Everest Base Camp and Camp 2 by phone that an avalanche had affected Camp 1 this morning, but all AC team members are safe in Camp 2 and at Base Camp an

Crossing paths in the Western Cwm    3 May 2005
Acclimatizing to climb big mountains involves multiple passes over the same terrain. Dealing with the monotony is part of the game. One is able to measure the progress of acclimatizing by pace/times,

Out and about and at it    2 May 2005
Today's 3.30am alarm revealed clear skies suitable for traveling to C1. As hard as early starts can be, folks (Luis, Mat McDonald, Mat Kitchin, Piers, Rob Hart and Mike) were relieved to be beginn

Snowbound    1 May 2005
Greetings everyone from basecamp for yet another day...The snows as you can see hampered our departure to camp 1 today, but fourtunately did not stop team 2 from reaching camp 2, as they were able to

Resting, retreating, acclimatizing    30 April 2005
This morning's radio schedule between BC and C1 revealed that Paul, Rob Follows, Kat and Dan slept well at C1. Today they were all psyched to be heading into new terrain as they ventured up the We

Day at the barber    29 April 2005
Everyone needs to look good, especially here!
Today was a grooming day for most of us. Some more than others! Mike, our expedition leader, opted for the simple trim, while others opted for the ful

Channel 7 visitation    28 April 2005
Limelight and camera action dominated rest day three as an Australian TV crew led by celebrity newsreader Jennifer Adams rolled into our chillout room 'the exclusive Club O2' to conduct cameo