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Stay North Col rest day – Introduce the TEAM
27th April 2005
Note that the pictures are often much larger once you click on them – eg Route from North Col to Summit Everest.
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Phase Two of Aclimatisation Program goto 7900m
26 April 2005
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
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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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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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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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