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The Decision 29 May 2005 ------------------------ Silence...the sheer absence of sound. Doubt, fear, ego, pride..they all came into play today. Let me lay out the facts before they fester into fiction. The past 48hours have been some of the most ment...
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Summit1 Summit2


Local time Nepal: Mar 15 - 01:45 PM


Max alt reached: 7400
Current Altitude: 6400
Average altitude: 5641
No uf updates: 25
Namche Bazaar. ME-4000 The Decision 29 May 2005 ------------------------ Silence...the sheer absence of sound. Doubt, fear, ego, pride..they all came into play today. Let me lay out the facts before they fester into fiction. The past 48hours have been some of the most ment...5 April 2005 ------------------------ Greetings to one and all from the heart of the Khumbu, Namche Bazaar! Our apologies first of all for not writing sooner, but the hustle and bustle of getting ready for the expedition caught us a bit...Everest Basecamp! 5500 13 April 2005 ------------------------ Finally it has happened. Lhakpa, Piers and I all in one place! As you can see, we have arrived in basecamp today, in the midst of the throng of the larger AC crew. Spirits are high as being back at ...The politics of dancing 5400 14 April 2005 ------------------------ The politics of basecamp.... There are few places on the planet where a gathering such as the one pictured would draw such attention. But if you are a follower of the high altitude mountaineering fam...Dining tent journalism 5500 21 April 2005 ------------------------ Hi, Piers here, writing to you from snow clad Base Camp. It's 10am and the Adventure Consultants Everest base camp is abuzz with activity as members prepare for their first 5 day mission into the ...Back on air 6400 26 April 2005 ------------------------ Sorry for the traverse updates delay! Due to our PDA crashing, we were unable to update at C1 and C2, but thanks to a backup PDA, and Tom from explorersweb.com going into work early today, we are back...Hard news comes to BC 5400 28 April 2005 ------------------------ Not all rest days are as relaxed as others! Piers, being an Australian, attracted a bit of a media storm here at basecamp when channel 7 from Melbourne's Jennifer Adams turned up to start asking ques...May day 5400 1 May 2005 ------------------------ Happy Mayday! The 1st day of May. Unfortunately, heavy snow this morning prevented us from leaving basecamp to try for camp 3. But mid-morning, some guide buddies from other teams showed up at my doo...Wandering spirits 6000 2 May 2005 ------------------------ Five am, always hard to get started, made even harder as today we had to pass a body in the middle of the icefall. To keep the information private till the family is notified, I won't mention the team...Camp 2 6400 3 May 2005 ------------------------ Camp2 and all is well! Piers and I arrived in time for a late lunch, and a serious debate on the merits of Tang vs. Gatorade, such is the life in the high Himalaya. Lhakpa and most of the Sherpas, l...Camp 2 Tempest 6400 5 May 2005 ------------------------ Snow...snow...and more snow. Reports we are getting from basecamp are that the injured from the camp 1 avalanche are stable and awaiting better weather to allow a helicopter out. As for us here at c...Basecamp blues 5335 7 May 2005 ------------------------ Back at BC; Driven back by high winds and deep snows, our team has retreated to the safety and solace of basecamp till the forecast improves. After watching the Camp 1 avalanche victims finally ge...To mom 5350 8 May 2005 ------------------------ To the bravest women we know, June Buck and Rosanna Benitez. From Everest basecamp, Happy Mother's Day! ...What fun a new Camp 1 6050 10 May 2005 ------------------------ Here we are at our new, improved, right in the middle of the western cwm, Camp 1! We have moved to the middle of the cwm to be safe from any more avalanches. Seems like there are a few teams that stil...Resting at Camp 2 6400 12 May 2005 ------------------------ Greetings from C2, hopefully tomorrow we overnight at C3 and back down for a rest to let the 1st summit wave go ahead and get outta the way, (if only the winds would cooperate!). Ta for now, Luis ...Camp Three 7400 13 May 2005 ------------------------ Up....up...wait, did I say up? Are we there yet? (hour 5) No. Are we there yet? (hour7) Still no. 8 hours, of pretty much straight into the sky, but here we are, Camp 3 on the lhotse face at 7400 met...Back to C2 6400 14 May 2005 ------------------------ I never thought we would say that Camp 2 seems like shangri-la, but after battling fierce winds screaming down the face, and bearing witness to some of the Iranian teams gross lack of skills (read get...Back down to BC boogie 5300 15 May 2005 ------------------------ Back at BC safe and sound! Now to begin our rest cycle. Some would say we are late in getting to this point, I say, au contraire! Better to let the 1st wave go and get out of the way, fewer numbers an...The Barber of Seville 5300 18 May 2005 ------------------------ Shaving day....the day that the un-civilized, attempt to become human again. I fondly remember being close to my grandfather as a small boy and wondering what that wonderful smell was. Turns out it...All bets are off 5300 22 May 2005 ------------------------ Strange creatures are about in the evenings around here, as seen in today's photo. Perhaps its just people blowing off steam due to all the weather delays? Or simply people losing their marbles.... T...Traverse Blues 5300 25 May 2005 ------------------------ What can I say.....its amazing sometimes how we forget being up here isn't always about Camp 2 hold 6400 27 May 2005 ------------------------ Yoo-hoo, back at camp 2! Talk about full, EVERYONE is here. Every team's climbers, Sherpas, and support staff. What does this tell me? Stay away from the crowds, wait for them to pass, then take a sh...Traverse over 6400 28 May 2005 ------------------------ I've been working the sat phone and email up here at Camp 2. In a nutshell, according to our north side agent, due to Piers crossing over to the north Base Camp last week, and his permit saying we wer...The Decision 6400 29 May 2005 ------------------------ Silence...the sheer absence of sound. Doubt, fear, ego, pride..they all came into play today. Let me lay out the facts before they fester into fiction. The past 48hours have been some of the most ment...