Suturing lessons and possum skin pants & BC Party
   3 April 2005
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

Back to Rongbuk Base Camp 5200m for rest    2 May 2005
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

Descend to ABC from 7500m get out of the WIND!!    29 April 2005
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

Ascend to 7500m Camp Two – Acclimatisation phase    28 April 2005
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

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

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.

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