Alive in the death zone

By riley

  • Arrival

    Arrival
    Lincoln,Tim, Greg, Geof & Andy flew from Sydney to Hong Kong, from Hongkong they travelled to Beijing by train, then by plane to Chengdo, and finally to Tibet by plane.
  • Period: to

    Mount Everest Expedition

    First Australian Team of mountaineers ever to attempt Mount Everest.

  • Base Camp

    Base Camp
    Lincoln and his team set up Base Camp in preparation for the ten-week expedition.

  • Advance Base Camp (ABC)

    Advance Base Camp (ABC)
    Advance Base Camp (Also known as ABC) is ten kilometres up the Central Rongbuk Glacier where they were heading.

  • Continuing the journey

    The teams are still on their journey up the glacier.

  • Tim, Greg, Andy & Lincoln

    Tim, Greg, Andy & Lincoln
    Tim and Greg were the first Australians to reach the summit. Andy and Lincoln were forced to turn back.

  • Leaving Base Camp

    Leaving Base Camp
    Lincoln & his team drove away from Base Camp two days later.