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Moet Finish – Expedition Total Success
June 5th 2005
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A dusty bumpy finish and we are back in Kathmandu tired yet still hungry enough to enjoy a celebration dinner at Kilroys complete with French Moet Chandon –Champagne at 8848 Rupees a bottle! 
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W E A T H E R F O R E C A S T
Summit1 Summit2



Local time Tibet: Feb 04 - 06:40 AM
Local time Nepal: Feb 04 - 04:25 AM



Max alt reached: 8847
Current Altitude: 1400
Average altitude: 5477
No uf updates: 40
Canons and the hillside Fortress of Shegar
4300m
Moet Finish – Expedition Total Success
June 5th 2005
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A dusty bumpy finish and we are back in Kathmandu tired yet still hungry enough to enjoy a celebration dinner at Kilroys complete with French Moet Chandon –Champagne at 8848 Rupees a bottle! 
Also at...7 April 2005
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In 1904-05 the British required most of their 8,000 troops and canons to break down the front gate to this hillside fortress, we took a more subtle approach uses smiles and just walked up the front tr...Arrive Everest Rongbuk Base Camp 5200m
5200m
8 April 2005
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Finally we can see the objective, 3650m above us Mt Everest at 8850m towers above our BC with it’s dark rocky summit looming above us ominously with high winds tearing across the upper slopes dragging...Mountaineering First; $USD 100 fixed ropes to the summit of Everest
5200m
11 April 2005
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A Mountaineering first – Fixed rope Contract to the summit of Everest $USD 100 per person.
On the Tibetan (northern) side of the mountain the CTMA have contracted Himex, led by Russell Brice (NZ), gu...Base Camp Puja and packing 10km of Rope
5200m
12 April 2005
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In preparation for heading up to ABC and climbing in the mountain we held a Puja ceremony to give us good luck on the mountain. The entire team will begin to move up to ABC 6400m over the next 4-5 day...Arrive Advanced Base Camp (ABC) 6400m
6400m
15 April 2005
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Arrive in ABC ahead of group to get radios and help putting up the tents and commms equpient for the 62 people that would be here in a few days time.

Night time temp -19 C, day time in shade -10C u...First trip on the snow ABC 6400m – North Col 7050m
7050
22 April 2005
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**See the VIDEO file below for todays dispatch**
Our first foray onto the snow and ice of the mountain with boots, crampons and ice axes. Today’s climbing was to just touch the North Col and then ret...Boys with Toys – Bolting the Summit Ridge of Everest
6400m
24 April 2005
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Kari Kobbler and Russell Brice are pictured at ABC (Tibet) with the best of Hilti bolting technology a 36V cordless hammer drill capable sinking a 16mm diameter bolt into the summit ridge of Everest. ...Phase Two of Aclimatisation Program goto 7900m
7050
26 April 2005
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We plan to move up and stay at our North Col camp 7,050m, spend two nights acclimatise here before going up to camp two at 7500m. If we can stay at 7,500m for one night this will be all the acclimatis...Stay North Col rest day – Introduce the TEAM
7050
27th April 2005
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Note that the pictures are often much larger once you click on them – eg Route from North Col to Summit Everest.
Movie files are specially compressed for satellite transmission Quick Time files and y...Ascend to 7500m Camp Two – Acclimatisation phase
7500
28 April 2005
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The North Col campsite which had been our haven yesterday was its typical self, a caldron in the morning sun as we put on our horrendously hot down suits and warm clothing for the expected freezing wi...Descend to ABC from 7500m get out of the WIND!!
6400
29 April 2005
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Video FILE attached
Last night was a windy – spindrift filled experience with everyone just hanging out waiting for the dawn and hoping the tents would stay put in the increasing winds. It showed us ...Back to Rongbuk Base Camp 5200m for rest
5200
2 May 2005
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Day 33 	30th April
Stay ABC Most of the group descends to BC for a rest.

Day 34 	1st May
Walk to BC in just under 4 hours what had taken 2 days to walk up.

Day 35 	2nd May
Rest day – washing ...Suturing lessons and possum skin pants & BC Party

5200
3 April 2005
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Day 36 	

Tragedy as David McKinley’s possum skin pants throw a seam, but luckily our medical team Dr Terry O'Connor and nurse Stacey Crowley, swung into action to save the day. This then turned int...Avalanche South Side Nepal camp One
5200
4 May 2005
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Day 37		

Earlier today 5:15am local time an Avalanche peeled off high on the west shoulder of Everest crashing down into Nepal – the south side and destroying camp one. Early reports have up to 5 p...Heavy Snow Poor Weather predicted next 7-10 days
5200
5 May 2005
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Day 38
Heavy snow falling at Rongbuk BC has everyone inside watching movies and drinking hot chocolates. Team Monica reappeared at BC this afternoon after their foray to 7,300m on the North Ridge pul...Winds 150 kmph on summit, group resting in BC.
5200
11 May 2005
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With serious winds up high predicted to last for the next 4-8 days there is little way to make head way up the mountain so we are sitting tight in BC – waiting…
Cards, books, washing and showers are ...The Picnic and the new weather Forecast
5200
12 May 2005
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The new weather forecast has predicted high winds until 18-19 May which is still another week away. Which is disappointing to say the least. So it looks as though our BC stay will be extended by anoth...Still at BC about to start moving up to ABC next 3-4 days
5200
14 May 2005
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All the team is still at BC, waiting, waiting, waiting.
Some great long exposure night shots of Everest were taken by British Climber Stuart Holmes last night, click on the image to see it full scree...Rest ABC watching small team heading to summit
6400
21 May 2005
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Weather reports have been very conflicting over the last 1-2 weeks, with some diametrically opposed, today winds are reported to be from almost calm to 40 knots – a vast difference. We have been watch...15 Chinese summit, live TV broadcast & 1 dead, winds increasing
6400
22 May 2005
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At 7:30 am we could see a large group of 15-20 climbers approaching the summit, on the final snow pyramid only 1-2 hours be\low the top. The weather has cleared today to total blue skies but with some...Weather window – when will it be??
6400
23 May 2005
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Our forecast still shows no safe weather window through to the 28-29th May at least. The long range forecast is that perhaps on the 4-6th of June is the first GOOD weather window, but this is a long w...Mystery Chopper lands on top of Everest!
6400
24 May 2005
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It has finally become a reality - helicopter on Everest!!
this dispacth thanks to Explorers Web, thanks Tom

It happened only 2 days after our first report, but the press release wasn't published u...Weather Window opening?? Time to get high!
6400
25 May 2005
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Summit push is planned for a 30th May or 1st - 2nd June.
There are two windows of opportunity appearing on the radar. The first on the 30th May will is predicted for 20 Knots of wind and -23? C, whic...Were Off to the Summit!!
6400
May 27th 2005
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Today we leave ABC for our summit push. We hope to summit Monday the 30th May.
Thanks to all the family and friends for emails of support, lets hope it all comes together.  
The Weather looks the be...Heading on up
7100
28-May-2005
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Duncan phoned into say that the weather on Everest seems to be finally cooperating - the winds are light. 

Friends may be interested to know that recently qualified NZMGA aspirant guide Tshering Bh...Arrived at 7900m
7900
29 May 2005
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4pm - Late afternoon Mount Everest time - early evening in Australia
Duncan Chessell reported that his team arrived a couple of hours ago at their camp 2 on Mount Everest. In the background of the sa...Back at ABC!
8200
31 May 2005
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Duncan Chessell, Julian Thompson and Dawa Sherpa are safely back at ABC. Other team members Jamie, Paul, Moe and Surki and Wangchu Sherpa, are still high on the mountain, planning to move to 8200m tod...First Wave Successful Everest Summit 6:40 am
8847
30 May 2005
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27th May we left ABC bound for the summit and initially spent the nights of the 27 & 28 May at the North Col, 7050m our Camp One. The idea was we would have an entire day to rest, hydrate and get all ...Second Summit Team move to High Camp
8250
31 May 2005
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Jamie and the team report cloud and moderate winds greet them at the tent door this morning at 7700m camp.
The weather reports – we have given up listening to after yesterdays debacle. 
Moe has elec...Second Summit Team forced back at 8500m, high winds
7700
1st June 2005
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Yaks on way – Clearing the mountain of equipment
6400
June 2nd 2005
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Our Yaks arrive tomorrow the 3rd of June, we walk to BC on the 4th and hopefully with luck will get right through to Kathmandu on the 5th of June!!! Hooray.
Today Suhki is heading down from 7700m cam...Paul and Namgyl head to 8250m camp & Our Yaks Arrive
6400
June 3rd 2005
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The last summit team head to high camp today in moderate strong winds, with the hope that the winds will abate tomorrow. They will then descend to ABC were we have left their trekking shoes and they w...Paul and Namgyl summit!
8847
4 June 2005
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Paul Boslooper and Namgyl Sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest at 9:30am Nepali time today, 4 June 2005. They reported light winds and good conditions, and the two are on their way down, with pl...Moet Finish – Expedition Total Success
1400
June 5th 2005
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A dusty bumpy finish and we are back in Kathmandu tired yet still hungry enough to enjoy a celebration dinner at Kilroys complete with French Moet Chandon –Champagne at 8848 Rupees a bottle! 
Also at...