Expedition Tracker
Moet Finish – Expedition Total Success June 5th 2005 ------------------------ A dusty bumpy finish and we are back in Kathmandu tired yet still hungry enough to enjoy a celebration dinner at Kilroys complete with French Moet Chandon –Champagne at 8848 Rupees a bottle! Also at...
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Local time Tibet: Mar 15 - 10:06 AM
Local time Nepal: Mar 15 - 07:51 AM


Max alt reached: 8847
Current Altitude: 1400
Average altitude: 5477
No uf updates: 40
Canons and the hillside Fortress of Shegar 4300m Moet Finish – Expedition Total Success June 5th 2005 ------------------------ A dusty bumpy finish and we are back in Kathmandu tired yet still hungry enough to enjoy a celebration dinner at Kilroys complete with French Moet Chandon –Champagne at 8848 Rupees a bottle! Also at...7 April 2005 ------------------------ In 1904-05 the British required most of their 8,000 troops and canons to break down the front gate to this hillside fortress, we took a more subtle approach uses smiles and just walked up the front tr...Arrive Everest Rongbuk Base Camp 5200m 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...Mountaineering First; $USD 100 fixed ropes to the summit of Everest 5200m 11 April 2005 ------------------------ A Mountaineering first – Fixed rope Contract to the summit of Everest $USD 100 per person. On the Tibetan (northern) side of the mountain the CTMA have contracted Himex, led by Russell Brice (NZ), gu...Base Camp Puja and packing 10km of Rope 5200m 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...Arrive Advanced Base Camp (ABC) 6400m 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 -10C u...First trip on the snow ABC 6400m – North Col 7050m 7050 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 ret...Boys with Toys – Bolting the Summit Ridge of Everest 6400m 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. ...Phase Two of Aclimatisation Program goto 7900m 7050 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...Stay North Col rest day – Introduce the TEAM 7050 27th April 2005 ------------------------ Note that the pictures are often much larger once you click on them – eg Route from North Col to Summit Everest. Movie files are specially compressed for satellite transmission Quick Time files and y...Ascend to 7500m Camp Two – Acclimatisation phase 7500 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...Descend to ABC from 7500m get out of the WIND!! 6400 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 us ...Back to Rongbuk Base Camp 5200m for rest 5200 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 Rest day – washing ...Suturing lessons and possum skin pants & BC Party 5200 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 turned int...Avalanche South Side Nepal camp One 5200 4 May 2005 ------------------------ Day 37 Earlier today 5:15am local time an Avalanche peeled off high on the west shoulder of Everest crashing down into Nepal – the south side and destroying camp one. Early reports have up to 5 p...Heavy Snow Poor Weather predicted next 7-10 days 5200 5 May 2005 ------------------------ Day 38 Heavy snow falling at Rongbuk BC has everyone inside watching movies and drinking hot chocolates. Team Monica reappeared at BC this afternoon after their foray to 7,300m on the North Ridge pul...Winds 150 kmph on summit, group resting in BC. 5200 11 May 2005 ------------------------ With serious winds up high predicted to last for the next 4-8 days there is little way to make head way up the mountain so we are sitting tight in BC – waiting… Cards, books, washing and showers are ...The Picnic and the new weather Forecast 5200 12 May 2005 ------------------------ The new weather forecast has predicted high winds until 18-19 May which is still another week away. Which is disappointing to say the least. So it looks as though our BC stay will be extended by anoth...Still at BC about to start moving up to ABC next 3-4 days 5200 14 May 2005 ------------------------ All the team is still at BC, waiting, waiting, waiting. Some great long exposure night shots of Everest were taken by British Climber Stuart Holmes last night, click on the image to see it full scree...Rest ABC watching small team heading to summit 6400 21 May 2005 ------------------------ Weather reports have been very conflicting over the last 1-2 weeks, with some diametrically opposed, today winds are reported to be from almost calm to 40 knots – a vast difference. We have been watch...15 Chinese summit, live TV broadcast & 1 dead, winds increasing 6400 22 May 2005 ------------------------ At 7:30 am we could see a large group of 15-20 climbers approaching the summit, on the final snow pyramid only 1-2 hours be\low the top. The weather has cleared today to total blue skies but with some...Weather window – when will it be?? 6400 23 May 2005 ------------------------ Our forecast still shows no safe weather window through to the 28-29th May at least. The long range forecast is that perhaps on the 4-6th of June is the first GOOD weather window, but this is a long w...Mystery Chopper lands on top of Everest! 6400 24 May 2005 ------------------------ It has finally become a reality - helicopter on Everest!! this dispacth thanks to Explorers Web, thanks Tom It happened only 2 days after our first report, but the press release wasn't published u...Weather Window opening?? Time to get high! 6400 25 May 2005 ------------------------ Summit push is planned for a 30th May or 1st - 2nd June. There are two windows of opportunity appearing on the radar. The first on the 30th May will is predicted for 20 Knots of wind and -23? C, whic...Were Off to the Summit!! 6400 May 27th 2005 ------------------------ Today we leave ABC for our summit push. We hope to summit Monday the 30th May. Thanks to all the family and friends for emails of support, lets hope it all comes together. The Weather looks the be...Heading on up 7100 28-May-2005 ------------------------ Duncan phoned into say that the weather on Everest seems to be finally cooperating - the winds are light. Friends may be interested to know that recently qualified NZMGA aspirant guide Tshering Bh...Arrived at 7900m 7900 29 May 2005 ------------------------ 4pm - Late afternoon Mount Everest time - early evening in Australia Duncan Chessell reported that his team arrived a couple of hours ago at their camp 2 on Mount Everest. In the background of the sa...Back at ABC! 8200 31 May 2005 ------------------------ Duncan Chessell, Julian Thompson and Dawa Sherpa are safely back at ABC. Other team members Jamie, Paul, Moe and Surki and Wangchu Sherpa, are still high on the mountain, planning to move to 8200m tod...First Wave Successful Everest Summit 6:40 am 8847 30 May 2005 ------------------------ 27th May we left ABC bound for the summit and initially spent the nights of the 27 & 28 May at the North Col, 7050m our Camp One. The idea was we would have an entire day to rest, hydrate and get all ...Second Summit Team move to High Camp 8250 31 May 2005 ------------------------ Jamie and the team report cloud and moderate winds greet them at the tent door this morning at 7700m camp. The weather reports – we have given up listening to after yesterdays debacle. Moe has elec...Second Summit Team forced back at 8500m, high winds 7700 1st June 2005 ------------------------ Yaks on way – Clearing the mountain of equipment 6400 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 cam...Paul and Namgyl head to 8250m camp & Our Yaks Arrive 6400 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...Paul and Namgyl summit! 8847 4 June 2005 ------------------------ 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 pl...Moet Finish – Expedition Total Success 1400 June 5th 2005 ------------------------ A dusty bumpy finish and we are back in Kathmandu tired yet still hungry enough to enjoy a celebration dinner at Kilroys complete with French Moet Chandon –Champagne at 8848 Rupees a bottle! Also at...