Mt.Everest expidition

By masonthebeast
  • The journey begins

    The journey begins

    Mt.Everest is the tallest Mountain on the Earth, it reaches a height of 29,029 feet above sea level. Everest is part of the Himalaya Mountain range.This mountain rang is located on the borders of Nepal and Tibet,China.
  • Took helicopter to Lukla, base camp at 9,200 feet

    Took helicopter to Lukla, base camp at 9,200 feet

  • Reached 16,000 feet, Knumbu Glacier, 12 miles of ice.

    Reached 16,000 feet, Knumbu Glacier, 12 miles of ice.

  • Reached 16,200 feet, The Lobju

  • Reached basecamp

    Reached basecamp

  • reast at camp 1

  • JK finds frozen Sherpa at 21,000 feet

    JK finds frozen Sherpa at 21,000 feet

    Sherpas are men that are hired to guide people on Mountains such as Mt.Everest. They are good at what they do because they are use to the Mountains because most of them live in Napal,China. This country is located next to Mt. Everest.

  • Nawang has trouble walking

  • Doug Hansen had a frozen larynx

    Doug Hansen had a frozen larynx

  • 24,000 feet, everyone experiecing edema.

    Edema is the swelling of skin tissues. It usually occers in the feet, ankles, and legs but can go threw the hole body.

  • Nawang gets very sick with edema.

  • Guide ropes need to be fixed at south col.

    Guide ropes need to be fixed at south col.

  • Nawing gets rushed to Kathmund

  • Decended back to camp 2 for a rest

  • left base camp at 4:30

  • Scott Fischer's Crew looked good.

  • JK seperated his ribs while coughing.

  • Boulder falls on Andy Harris's chest.

  • left camp 2 21,300 feet

  • Jon hasn't slept in 57 hours

  • Chen Nu-yen falls into a crevass and survives, but dies later

    Chen Nu-yen falls into a crevass and survives, but dies later

    A crevass is a crack in a ice sheet or glacier.Often have vertical to near-vertacal walls.Crevasses can be covered by a thin sheet of snow. This can cause climbers to fall because of not being filled with snow.

  • Reached camp 3

  • major storm on summit, 8 died, and others are stranded

  • Andy Harris dies when he walks off a cliff and falls 4,000 feet when he returns from summit

  • JK loses his 02 supply after Andy accidentaly opeans the valve

  • JK has trouble thinking due to the lack of 02

  • JK gets new 02 from camp,just as the weather starts to turn

    JK gets new 02 from camp,just as the weather starts to turn

  • JK reaches summit 29,028 feet 1:17pm

    JK reaches summit 29,028 feet 1:17pm

  • JK has Ramen Noodles and peanut M+M's

    JK has Ramen Noodles and peanut M+M's

    m&m's

  • Storm on summit 3:10

  • Reached Balcony 27,600 feet

  • While stranded Rob Hall called his wife and told her to sleap well my love and dont wprry too much

    Into Thin Air Into Thin Air is my Primary sourse

  • Fischer is buried above the south col, as the team regroups.

  • IMAX expedition finds Rob Halls body

    The IMAX expidition occured in 1996 after the 1996 disaster. It was the first time That Nova got to viedio tape the climbers in full action and to share what it looks like on top of Mt.Everest.