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Neal Beidleman helps fix ropes 7-10am
Neal helps sherpas set up ropes on steep climb to south summit -
First arrivals on South Summit 10am
Neal Beidlemen, Charlotte Fxo, Michael Groom, and other climbers arrive at south summit. As more arrive, the winds pick up -
First Climbers rrive at Summit 1pm
Neal Beidleman, Anatolie Boukreev, Jon Krakauer, Martin Adams, Andy Harris, and Klev Schoening reach summit -
The Summit gets Crowded 2pm
Sandy Pittman, Charlotte Fox, Lene Gammelgard, and Yasuko Namba -
The Decent Begins 4 pm
Trying to decend from the summit they reach another bottleneck at the hilary step. -
Rob Hall & Hansen Stuck on summit 4:45
Rob Hall and Hanses are still on the summit even thought the turn around time was over two hours ago, -
Beck Develops Hypothermia - Dusk
Had decided to turn around and wait but develops hypothermia but is shortroped down the mountain by Micheal Groom and yasuko Namba -
The Storm Rolls in 6pm
Climbers at ice above camp four. The storm causes them to los esight of the tents. -
Radio Contact between HUddle and Camp Four Overnight
Guide Mike Groom and huddle above camp tries to make contact to find camp. Try different methods to help them back, but the storm is too bad.
Overnight, Schoneing and Beidleman make it to camp four and relay directions to others -
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Everest DIsaster of 96'
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Beck Weathers and Yasuko left for Dead Morning Light
Word spreads that the two have not made it back to tents. Two rescuers go to find them, they are in such bad condition that they are left for dead. -
Failed Rescue attempt to Rob Hall
Sherpas go try to rescue rob hall. The weather forces them to turn around 100 meters below Hall's position -
Overnight A Brutal Night at Camp Four
Running out of oxygen, an dfaced with a brutal storms, they have another night in -40 degree weather on the South Col.