Timeline: Climbing Everest | Timetoast

Mar 22, 1996

Recieved Base Camp information.
Mar 24, 1996

Reports of severe weather, trip delayed.
Mar 27, 1996

Work out the final details of our trip.
Mar 30, 1996

The Everest team landed at Kathmandu.
Mar 31, 1996

The journey begins.
Apr 5, 1996

Reach 9,200 feet.
Apr 6, 1996

Reach 16,00 feet, Khumba Glacier, 12 miles of ice.
Apr 8, 1996

Reach 16,200 feet, The Lobuje.
Apr 9, 1996

Base camp at Puju - safety ceremony
Apr 12, 1996

Arrived at Base Camp, 17,600 feet.
Apr 12, 1996

Resting after passage through teh Ice Fall.
Apr 13, 1996

Descent to Lower Ice Fall.
Apr 13, 1996

Spent the night at Camp 1.
Apr 19, 1996

Team acclamates at Camp 2.

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Apr 23, 1996

Nawang is sick with edema, very sick.
Apr 25, 1996

Guide ropes need to be fixed at South Col.
Apr 26, 1996

Nawang was rushed to Kathmandu.
Apr 28, 1996

Team now stable at Camp 3 - 24,000 feet.
May 1, 1996

Descended back to Base Camp 2 for a rest.
May 6, 1996

Fischer's crew is looking strong.
May 7, 1996

Still resting at Camp 2.
May 8, 1996

Left Camp 2 - 21,300 feet.
May 9, 1996

Reach Camp 3
May 10, 1996

Reach 27,600 feet, the Balcony.
May 10, 1996

Reach Summit - 29, 028 feet.
May 10, 1996

1:17 pm - Begin descent.
May 11, 1996

Scott Fischer and Rob Hall stranded on Everest.
May 12, 1996

8 confirmed dead on Everest.
May 14, 1996

Scott Fischer buried above South Col as the team regroups.
May 16, 1996

New leader Neil Beidelman begins to piece together disaster.