Image: Snowy and cold ABC - weather due to improve 27-29th April Snowy and cold ABC - weather due to improve 27-29th April
Image: Duncan Chessell and Paul Hockey ready to leave ABC for 7900m Duncan Chessell and Paul Hockey ready to leave ABC for 7900m

Phase Two of Aclimatisation Program goto 7900m
26 April 2005    GPS-pos: °' | °' | Alt: 0 M
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 acclimatisation we need before our summit push. If possible we will climb to 7900m during the day and return to BC on about the 29th April. Our plan would then be to return to Base Camp for 1-2 weeks waiting for warmer weather and slight winds. A fresh dump of snow yesterday cooled the camp down somewhat ahead of calmer winds over the next few days. A full moon last night with the fresh snow made the whole basin look like daylight..
With any luck the following trip up the hill will be our summit push.

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Boys with Toys – Bolting the Summit Ridge of Everest    24 April 2005
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.

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First trip on the snow ABC 6400m – North Col 7050m    22 April 2005
**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

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Arrive Advanced Base Camp (ABC) 6400m    15 April 2005
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

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