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receive base camp information
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reports of severe weather
Winter storms can be very deadly. They can include blizzards, freezing rain, sleet, or dangerous combinations of temperatures and wind.
Winter storms can be deceiving. Even a small amount of precipitation can cause problems, especially in areas where snow is an unusual occurrence. Many accidents occur as a result of slippery roads. Downed trees and power outages can be caused by ice storms or heavy, wet snow. So that is why the climb was delayed for a few days. -
working final details of the trip
The team worked on the final details to spent some time because there was still no way to get on the mt -
landed at Kathandu
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started in India
Mount Everest is located in the Himalayas in Asia. The Himalayas stretches across six countries: Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Mount Everest is situated at the edge of the Tibetan Plateau on the border between Nepal and Tibet. This plateau is also known as Qing Zang Gaoyuan in Tibetan. It is part of the Great Himalayan Range that stretches along Nepal and China. The climbers picked the South Col trail and would start in India. -
reached 16,000 ft Khunbu Glacies (12 miles of ice)
The Khumbu Icefall is an icefall at the head of the Khumbu Glacier. The icefall is found at 18,000 feet on the Nepali slopes of Mount Everest not far above Base Camp and southwest of the summit. The icefall is regarded as one of the most dangerous stages of the South Col route to Everest's summit. The Khumbu glacier that forms the icefall moves at such speed that large crevasses open with little warning. The large towers of ice found at the icefall have been known to collapse suddenly. -
reached 16,200 ft. the Lobuje
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arrived at base camp and had a puja ceremony
The puja ceremony, in which the Sherpas pay homage to the mountain deity, is the starting point for all Everest expeditions. The 26-year old lama chants as Breashears, Jangbu, and the expedition Sherpas throw tsampa (a roasted barley flour) toward a stone altar covered with offerings of cookies, rice, popcorn, and beer. This ceremony is given for the people who have died on the mountain. -
reach Everest base camp, 17,600 ft
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resting after a passage through an ice fall
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spent the night at camp 1, descent to the lower ice fall
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reached 19,200 ft.
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team meets at camp 2
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at Vawang with Edema, Varsiak
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guide ropes need to be fixed at South Col
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Noweng reached Kathande
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team is now stable with oxygen at Nawang
The overwhelming majority of climbers that summit Mount Everest use supplemental oxygen. A handful of climbers are able to do it without the use of supplemental oxygen. One's ability to survive at altitude without supplemental oxygen depends on general fitness, acclimatization, and genetics. In order to get used to the altitude, most climbers make multiple carries between reestablished camps on the mountain and spend days at altitude to adjust to the low oxygen levels in the air. -
descended back to base camp 2 - Forrest
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Aicher's crew is looking strong
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resting at camp 2
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left camp 2
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reached camp 3
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reached 27,600 ft. balcony
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1:17pm. began descent
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Scott Fischer and Rob Hall stranded on Everest
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8 confimed dead on Everest
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Fischer buried above South Col as the team regroups
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new leader Beilelman pieces together disaster details
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map 2
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link 2
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