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27-05 26 May, 05 - 20:58 ------------------------ Today is our second day resting at Camp II - waiting for the winds to die down. It is difficult to rest here as we are at about 6,500m. When the sun is out it is warm but otherwise it is very cold. Th...
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Local time Nepal: Mar 14 - 03:22 PM


Max alt reached: 7300
Current Altitude: 6400
Average altitude: 5748
No uf updates: 33
Nigel reaches Everest Base Camp 5500m 27-05 26 May, 05 - 20:58 ------------------------ Today is our second day resting at Camp II - waiting for the winds to die down. It is difficult to rest here as we are at about 6,500m. When the sun is out it is warm but otherwise it is very cold. Th... ------------------------ From the Beijing team: Great news! Nigel called us today to let us now that he has reached Everest Base Camp. The team are all doing well, and Nigel sends his best regards to all his well wishers. ...My First Dispatch 5400 12 Apr, 05 - 05:39 ------------------------ This is a test message from Everest base camp. I have attached a test photo. Many thanks to all who have worked hard to get this gear to base camp at 5400m. Regards to all, Nigel ...Icefall Practice 5500 13 Apr, 05 - 03:34 ------------------------ Today we spent a lot of time on ice climbing practice before we go into the icefall. We have to be particularly careful of the crevaces so we have been practicing crossing ladders, ice climbing and ra...Puja Ceremony 5500 15 Apr, 05 - 03:43 ------------------------ Today we took part in the puja ceremony at the base of the icefall close to our camp. The puja ceremony is held before climbing to request safe passage. It was a very moving ceremony and particular...Into the Khumbu Icefall 5700 16 Apr, 05 - 03:13 ------------------------ Today we made our first trip into the Khumbu icefall. We climbed for four hours up to an area of very broken ground called the 'popcorn'. The pictures show the team moving over mixed. ...Through the Icefall to Camp I 6100 18 Apr, 05 ------------------------ Today we went through the icefall to camp l. The whole trip took 7.5 hours climbing over and by huge crevasses and seracs. The final ice cliff is clmbed using 5 ladders lashed together. ...Camp II 6400 ------------------------ We arrived at camp ll yesterday in a snowstorm. The weather is much better today. When the sun is out in the upper reaches of the western cwm it is very hot. Today we climbed up towards the lhotse fac...Camp II down to Base Camp 6400 ------------------------ Today we descended from camp II back to base camp. At first it was extremely hot but as we dropped down the western cwn the weather deteriorated until it was snowing heavily in the icefall....Rest Day at Base Camp 5400 24 Apr, 05 - 03:55 ------------------------ Today we are spending a rest day at base camp. We did go for an acclimatisation hike this morning down past the site of the crashed helicopter towards Gorak Shep. Everyone is now concentrating on rest...Second trip through the Icefall 6100 27 Apr, 05 - 02:07 ------------------------ This was our second trip through the icefall on the way to camp I where we will spend one night before moving to camp II. ...Moved to Camp II 6400 29 Apr, 05 - 02:30 ------------------------ Yesterday we moved up from camp I to camp II. At first the weather was good but deteriorated quickly to a whiteout. We arrived at camp II in the afternoon cold and pleased to be there. Today (Frida...Acclimimatisation Day 6400 30 Apr, 05 ------------------------ Today was another acclimatisation day while we wait for a weather window to go to camp III. ...Ascent to Camp III 7300 01 May, 05 ------------------------ Today is the 1st May and we set off to go to Camp III. Climbing the Lhotse face is an amazing experience. The whole face is essentially blue ice with steep sections up to 70 degrees which are climbed ...Cold Night in Camp III 7300 02 May, 05 ------------------------ We spent a very cold night at Camp III which is perched at 7300m. We arrived in the dark and when the sun goes down it it extremely cold. Climbing down is a little easier but you have to be extremely ...Lhotse Face 6400 02 May, 05 ------------------------ Looking back at the Lhotse face it all looks quite serene but climbing it is quite a different experience. At camp II we now have quite a store of oxygen which we will use from camp III onwards on ou...The Ever-changing Icefall 6400 03 May, 05 ------------------------ On the way down from camp II we pass many people travelling in the other direction. Going back through the icefall is a new experience, the route changes frequently with the constant downward movement...Avalanche hits Camp I 5500 04 May, 05 ------------------------ Today, 4th May, a large avalanche, arguably the biggesst recorded in the past 25 years on Everest, swept down the West shoulder of Everest at about 5am and virtually wiped out Camp I. All our group...Recovery Trip to Debuche 5500 6 May, 05 - 21:32 ------------------------ We are now desending from base camp to a place called Debuche where we wll rest for 3 or 4 days. Debuche is about 2,000m lower than base camp and about 4,000m lower than camp III. This makes a huge di...Still Descending 4000 07 May, 05 ------------------------ Today we walked down to Debuche from Pheriche. For most of the way the mountains were covered in mist but occasionally we can see them in the distance. ...Resting before our Summit Bid 3600 8 May, 05 - 02:49 ------------------------ We are now settled into the small lodge at Debuche. We are now down at approximately 3,600m about 1,800m below base camp and about 3,800m below camp III - the highest point reached so far. It make...Heading back up to Base Camp 4000 10 May, 05 - 02:27 ------------------------ We are now on our way back to base camp. We left Debuche this morning and will stay two days in Pheriche on the way back. The weather up high on Everest is not good at the moment. High winds and a lot...11-05 4000 11 May, 05 - 03:19 ------------------------ Today we are still in Pheriche. The winds are still very strong in the mountains sowe went for a long walk to a place called Chekung situated under the South face of Nuptse. We could see the very stro...14-05 5350 14 May, 05 - 03:02 ------------------------ We had a reasonably quiet day at base camp catching up on domestic duties and even haircuts! This afternoon we had rope practice including the use of heavy mitts while using fixed ropes. Tomorrow w...17-05 6400 15 May, 05 - 02:10 ------------------------ Today we checked out the oxygen equipment ready for using at camp III and above. Each person has their own mask and regulator and these were checked individually to make sure they are functioning corr...17-05 6400 ------------------------ On the 17th we climbed up throuh the icefall for the third time and this time we went all the way to camp II. We avoided staying at camp I due to the recent avalanches. It was a long hard climb whi...19-05 6400 19 May, 05 - 02:41 ------------------------ Today we descended from camp II down to camp I and then throgh the icefall to base camp. The weather forecasts for camp IV and the summit were not good and the next weather window is likely to be the ...21-05 5350 21 May, 05 - 01:49 ------------------------ Another rest day at base camp waiting for the weather! A Korean team tried for the summit but were turned back about half way above camp IV due to the high winds. We understand that there was a gro...22-05 5350 22 May, 05 - 03:23 ------------------------ We are still waiting at base camp for a favourable weather window (Sunday 22nd May). This year is a very unusual year for weather as the gathering monsoon has not pushed the jet stream away from the s...24-05 5350 24 May, 05 - 02:42 ------------------------ Yesterday we had a long meeting about the weather and we have decided to go up to camp II tomorrow (Wednesday 25th May). We will probably have one or two rest days at camp II before we try to progress...26-05 6400 25 May, 05 - 20:30 ------------------------ We came up the icefall yesterday for the final time. The icefall has changed considerably in the past two months and the ladders over the crevasses change constantly. One of the team dropped out in th...27-05 6400 26 May, 05 - 20:58 ------------------------ Today is our second day resting at Camp II - waiting for the winds to die down. It is difficult to rest here as we are at about 6,500m. When the sun is out it is warm but otherwise it is very cold. Th...