Paul and Namgyl summit!
4 June 2005    GPS-pos: °' | °' | Alt: 0 M
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 plenty of oxygen for the return journey.

Wonderful news from the roof of the world! Congratulations gentlemen!

Jo Arnold

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Paul and Namgyl head to 8250m camp & Our Yaks Arrive    June 3rd 2005
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

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Yaks on way – Clearing the mountain of equipment    June 2nd 2005
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

Second Summit Team forced back at 8500m, high winds    1st June 2005
"Better down here wishin' you were up there than up there wishin' you
were down here" - as my old flying instructor used to tell me
Thanks Charlie for that one, had all of us rolling on the g

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