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Arrive Advanced Base Camp (ABC) 6400m
15 April 2005    GPS-pos: °' | °' | Alt: 0 M
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 up to Day time sunlight +10

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Base Camp Puja and packing 10km of Rope    12 April 2005
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

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Mountaineering First; $USD 100 fixed ropes to the summit of Everest    11 April 2005
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),

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Arrive Everest Rongbuk Base Camp 5200m    8 April 2005
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

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