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Bad weather has hit the lower reaches of Everest. The Challenge8000 team have been pushing ahead, trekking long hours to try and make it to Lukla and then to Kathmandu before the storms close in ... the challenge continues ...
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Update: The Observer (Sunday, 24 May 2010) The Observer (Sunday, 24 May 2010) carried a story on Bonita Norris’ rescue from the brink of death by her sherpas, her mountain guide Kenton Cool and ‘a Maltese doctor, Greg Attard’ who, hours after their own descent from the summit rushed…
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It’s 2.5hrs before our boys set off from Camp IV to the summit. As I write they’re huddled up five to a tent trying to snatch some shut eye at 8300m after having climbed up from Camp III, pulses racing, their breaths short and laboured. And all the while, I’m…
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The weather and its quirks have always been of interest, especially in the UK where the weather changes every few minutes and it can get very cold or wet (or both) very rapidly. Every day of sunshine and warmth is a day of joy and celebration (its very rare!)
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Climbing mountains presents physical challenges disproportional to the level of exertion involved. Anyone who embarks on a climb above 3000meters will notice that even minor levels of exertion will result in a disproportionate level of exhaustion. For the first few days at altitude you feel like a respiratory cripple puffing…
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Gregory Attard Blog
Patience is a quality worth having on Everest. I'm afraid I am still a struggling apprentice. Since we gave up on the small and risky weather window 5 days ago, life at basecamp moved into the slow lane. The focus has now shifted from getting acclimatised to the higher altitudes…
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Saturday, 08 May 2010 04:12
Marco's blog entry - May 6, 2010 - Trench Warfare
Written by Marco Cremona
May 6, 4.00pm......Base Camp I write this just after lunch – we passed the morning 'bouldering' i.e. climbing boulders, located a half-hour walk away from basecamp. I pretty much succumbed to peer pressure as I did not really want to go bouldering. I wanted to go for a trek, but…
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30.04.2010 – 12.05hrs – at Pangboche – 3900mThis is probably my last blog before we head off for our (first?) summit attempt. I have not read the other guys' blogs so I do not know whether they mentioned that we have just been called up to base camp tomorrow as…
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I cannot believe its really happening but we have rest days on this expedition. Days where you actually can get out of bed when you feel like, spend the mornings doing mundane chores, have some lunch and later go for a siesta. Then maybe even watch a movie, get supper and…
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Nights high up on the mountain are uncomfortably long, frigid and unexpectedly noisy. Once the sun dips behind the jagged sky line the temperatures plummet and everyone seeks the feeble refuge of their tents. Thermal wear and down filled sleeping provide some protection against the blistering cold. Some go as…
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So the guys are at Pangboche (3900m) for some R & R after having finished the acclimatisation cycle. They get to sleep in a bed again, eat better, read their emails, catch their breath - all the time waiting for the all clear to set off again this time for…
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03:16 AM (MT time) THEY MADE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
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