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NEWSFLASH: 5/10/99 Report 5:12 PM EST
- Everest Spring 99 North Side: EverestNews.com
takes a
conservative approach on reporting missing climbers and deaths of climbers. The
EverestNews.com approach is to wait and hopefully let the families be notified first.
- Three Ukranians climbers reached the Summit of Everest on May 8th. Our present understanding is no
other expeditions were with them, at least not up high, attempting the Summit. The
weather was Ok but unstable as it has been this year on Everest. The Ukranians climbers
reached the Summit in good time, being the first climbers up (which means breaking the
snow and fixing rope in some places, that others will use later, making it easier for the
next climbers). This expedition did not have the massive Sherpa support of most others
teams. In fact to our knowledge they did not have any H.A. Sherpas climbers. These
climbers were climbing the mountain. They were working their way up. They were not
guided nor supported by others. They were climbing the way everyone says they would like to climb Everest. On the way down
after reaching the Summit a snow storm arose very fast out of
nowhere (you might recall it from the South side reports). As we reported, it started snowing... Frankly, this storm could have occurred on
any of the other Summit days so far this year...but it happened on their Summit day...
Only two men were seen descending at all after that. One made his way back to camp, one
was found at 8,300 meters, according to Finnish sources "he was not able to move or
speak.". This is on May 9th. Reports state that the
families has now been notified. Therefore, EverestNews.com reports to You what we have... It
is unclear who found the climber at 8,000 meters and the state of the climber today.
Several climbers have reportedly assisted in one form or another,
but all that frankly is unconfirmed, and "reports" vary significantly...
Presently, it is the morning of May 11th in Tibet. Our thoughts were to hold the
story for one more day and see if the details became clearer and to give more time for the
loved ones to be notified. However, the press around the world now has reported the story
and the e-mail box is full... Our prayers go out the families... For those wanting to know
all they can, You might check the last few days EverestNews.com Daily News reports for more
details... Our prayers go out the families...
- Some will speculate as to whether the Ukrainians climbers
should have climbed that day. It is easy to be Monday morning quarterback on Everest. The
rate of death on the first up on the North Side of Everest is high. With numerous deaths
occurring on the expeditions in the past that has broken the path for others on the North
Side. Some climbers feel they need to climb Everest. These climbers climbed Everest, but
Everest does take a price, the price to be first up usually cost more. But then if no one
went first, no one would make it would they. Let the others be thankful and respectful.
For those that say it is easy to climb Everest, ask them if they were first up on the
North Side, with or without Sherpa climbers support.
Daily News: 5/10/99 Report 9:19 AM EST
- Everest Spring 99 North Side: EverestNews.com
continues
to confirm three Ukrainians climbers reached the Summit of Everest from the North
Side. Other details will not be released until confirmed from reliable sources.
- The Alan Hinkes Spring Makalu 99 page
has been updated with his latest report.
- Cho Oyu American Expedition Spring 99:
EverestNews.com has received unconfirmed reports of Summits by some of the women on this
interesting expedition. However, some of the "press reports" we have seen do not
add up. Therefore, we are asking others what they know and waiting
for confirmation... Here is one answer for those who are waiting for news,
"The American Girls on Cho-Oyu:- Those returning from the area recently have informed
us that the girls were soon to make their attempts to the summit of Cho-Oyu. We have
just now heard an unconfirmed report from the sources in the area that they have made it
to the summit. Please note that it is not yet a confirmed report. We will
advise you of the confirmation the moment we hear from the reliable sources. Best Regards,
Ang Tshering Sherpa, Asian-Trekking
- Update on North Side Everest:- (a) The Kangshung Face Indian Expedition reached at Camp II last week.
By now, we believe, they must be somewhere near the South Col. (b) International Everest 1st Group will be trying for the summit sometime this week. Thank you. Sincerely, Ang Tshering Sherpa
Managing Director Asian-Trekking
- Everest Spring 99 South Side Summary: OTT Everest Expeditions moving up
with a May 12 planned Summit date. Mexican climbers moving up the mountain again... The
Georgian Team and Ken Noguchi of Japan together with their Sherpas started their
climb towards the summit yesterday (9th May) from the Base Camp. High Adventure Everest 1999
Expedition: Mike Trueman is moving up also for a planned May 12 date. No news on our
friend Enrique Guallart-Furio http://ww2.encis.es/avent/ . Also no news on HKE.
- Manaslu Spring 99 News: Four members of Saskatchewan
Himalayan Expedition to Manaslu are reported to have been successful in climbing 8,163
meter high Mt. Manaslu on 7th May 1999. The following are the summiters:
7th May
1130 hrs.: Mr. Frederick Ziel (1953), Physician from
South Pasadena, CA, USA. Mr. Jeffrey R. Alzner (1958), Farmer from Portland, OR, USA. Mr.
Erik McKinley Eriksson (1955), from Tujunga, CA, USA. 7th May 1500 hrs.:
Mr. Martin Minarik (1967), Business Owner from Blatnicka, Czech
Republic. The expedition led by Mr. Andrew McKinlay (1960), Computer Programmer
from Saskatoon, Canada has been given permission to climb Manaslu from its north east
face. The Summiters have returned to Camp II safely the same day. Compiled by HIMALAYA
Center, Kathmandu, May 09, 1999
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Daily News: 5/9/99 Report 11:58 AM EST
- Everest Spring 99 North Side: EverestNews.com
has
confirmed from two sources that three Ukrainians climbers reached the Summit of Everest
yesterday. Details are few and unconfirmed in any detail. Look for more to come on Monday.
- Everest Spring 99 North Side: Patagonia Mountain Agency Eric Brown Reporting:
There's lots of snow here on the ground at ABC and even more at North Col, where Jacek and
Ryszard are. They spent last night at North Col and they will be moving up to Camp II, at
least that was the latest explanation before the snow started again this morning. Although
the weather is not cooperating. The added snow has also increased avalanche danger,
especially climbing up to North Col. Yesterday three Ukrainians summited in the snow and
wind and had trouble getting back to Camp III. As always plans are changing, especially
with the snow and I will keep everyone up to date with daily or maybe two-a-day
dispatches. Check their site for all the details Patagonia Mountain Agency.
- Everest: It is snowing !
- Everest Spring 99 South Side: High Adventure Everest 1999
Expedition: Mike Trueman has updated his site. . Looks as if he is planning to go with
the OTT climbers... Check his site for details
- Everest has not been easy on those who have reached the
Summit this year and for some who has not. Many like to say how Everest can be climbed.
Many are learning again, that you pay a price to climb Everest, if you can. Be careful.
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Mountaineering: The World's Great Mountains by the World's Great Mountaineers --
Audrey Salkeld (Editor), Chris Bonington; Hardcover. This is a collector's dream. and The Climb
Updated: The Climb; Tragic Ambitions on Everest by Anatoli
Boukreev, G. Weston Dewalt Several more new book titles have been added to the to the Bookstore Page in the last few weeks. EverestNews.com
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Daily News: 5/8/99 Report 10:48 AM EST
- Everest Spring 99 South Side: The BBC has updated
their web site with more detail about Graham's Summit and decent. Check their site
for the full report: BBC with British climber
Graham Ratcliffe reporting. The Staff at EverestNews.com would also like to say the BBC
has been a real class act to work with. EverestNews.com is honored to be associated with the
BBC and the people we have worked with at the BBC. We hope to do other projects with the
BBC in the future. Thank You !
- Everest Spring 99 North Side: Patagonia Mountain Agency are moving up the
North Side to attempt the Summit. Check their site for all the details Patagonia Mountain Agency.
- EverestNews.com
will attempt to write a North Side summary in
the next couple of days... The strong United Ukraine team (leader - Gorbenko Mstislav) has
lead the way so far. Check their details on Risk.
- Everest Spring 99 South Side: OTT Everest Expedition is
confirming that 8-9 members of their team is looking at a May 12th summit date. No News on
if American North Face team member Willie Benegas is part
of that group on not. Look for other climbers and teams to go with them. Very strong
climber Nick Kekus is expected to lead this group.
- Jochen Hemmleb's Research Papers !
Jochen's papers along with many other stories are listed on our site
index... You will also find Jochen's comments along with many other comments, some of
which you might know, on the M&I pages of the discussion
forum. We miss him too, but he got to live his dream ! We are very happy for him.
- Insider News members look for an
update tonight.
- Our 1999 Everest
Summit Page name list is complete to the best of our knowledge. Other details will be
added as time permits. The Summit page will continue to be updated for many days...
- EverestNews.com
will interview Matt Dickinson
author of the Other
Side of Everest : Climbing the North Face Through the Killer Storm on the 12th ! So submit your questions for Matt to everestnews2004@adelphia.net Matt published
the "The Death Zone" in the UK after his 1996 summit of Everest. We have
not read the Death Zone, but assume this is the updated version for the US market...
- For previous Q&A's see the site
index.
NEWSFLASH: 5/7/99 9:15AM EST US
- Everest Spring 99 South Side: News from the BBC,
GRAHAM IS BACK AT BASE CAMP SAFE AND WELL
Graham Ratcliffe has arrived back at base camp safely after
reaching the summit of Mount Everest, and has spoken for the first time about his record
breaking climb.
The 44-year-old mountaineer had a problem with his oxygen
bottle on the summit and ran out - fortunately sherpas carrying spares managed to keep him
going long enough for him to reach his emergency supplies.
But after spending a week away from base camp Graham has
returned with frostbite on his left foot and right hand and is being helicoptered out for
treatment.
Despite this he's well and absolutely delighted to be the
first Briton to have conquered Everest from both north and south sides.
Check their site for the full report: BBC with British climber Graham Ratcliffe
reporting
NEWSFLASH: 5/7/99 8:17AM EST US
- Everest Spring 99 South Side: OTT Expeditions: Note is news from
the Nepal government press release. We will not repeat the parts You know about...
- OTT
Everest Expedition of UK led by Mr. Jonathan Tinker (1959), Mountain guide from York,
England established Camp IV on 3 May. But descended to the Base Camp due to high wind. 8 climbing members of the team are climbing to the South Col from today.
They plan to summit on May 12. Leader, Jonathan Tinker is returning to Kathmandu
today due to illness. Mr. Nick Kekus is presently leading the expedition.
- Arbin Timilsina returned to Base Camp this afternoon.
- Mr. Edmund Viesturs (1959), from Seattle (USA) and Mr. Veikka
Juhani Gustafsson (1968), climber from Finland having successfully climbed 8163 meter high
Mt. Manaslu on 21 April have also summitted 8167 meter high Mt. Dhaulagiri I on 4th May,
1999. They are members of 11-member Saxon Himalayan Expedition Manaslu 1999 led by Mr.
Gotz Wiegand (1959), engineer by profession from Dresden (Germany) and 7-member Swiss
Dhaulagiri Expedition led by Mr. Martin Fisher (1959), Mountain Guide from St. German
(Switzerland). The expeditions have been given permission to climb Manaslu from North East
Ridge and Dhaulagiri from North East Face.
- The 18 member Wilderness Annapurna I Expedition 1999 of Spain
led by Mr. Ferran Garcia Creix (1955), Photographer from Barcelona (Spain) left Kathmandu
on 17th March 1999 for the expedition and reached Base Camp on 26th March. The team
started to clean Base Camp from 27th March. They established Camp I (5200m) on 29th March
and Camp II (6500m) on 8th April. The Team had collected rubbish up to 7200 meter altitude
of Mt. Annapurna I which contain oxygen cylinder, tins, plastic materials, glass bottles,
glass and iron pieces, tent bars, etc. worth about 1500kg which were brought to Base Camp
and during the return the team disposed burn-able rubbish amounting about 300kg in Mristi
Khola, one day walk down from Base Camp, and also cleaned from Base Camp to Lete trail.
1200kg rubbish was carried to Beni by nearly 650 porters and from Beni to Kathmandu by the
truck. The team has a plan to carry the rubbish to Spain. The expedition has the objective
of cleaning rather than climbing the summit of the peak. The team had permit for north
face of Annapurna I.
- Sources Government of Nepal Press release and HIMALAYA
Center, Kathmandu. (Their words again...)
Daily News: 5/7/99 Report 7:23AM EST US
- Everest Spring 99 SOUTH SIDE: Babu Chiri Sherpa, the 8th. time veteran
summiter of Mt. Everest, 8,848 m. has successfully completed his dream of sleeping
on the Summit of Mt. Everest for 20 hours. He is reported to be good condition.
He arrived Camp 4 this morning.
Earlier Babu had successfully climbed Mt. Everest on 06th. May, together
with two of his trusted companions: Dawa Sherpa of his own Takshiundu Village and Nam
Dorjee Sherpa of Basalindung, Sankhuwa Shava of the Eastern Nepal the 8th. time veteran
summiter of Mt. Everest, 8,848 m. has successfully completed his dream of sleeping
on the Summit of Mt. Everest for 20 hours. He is reported to be good condition.
He arrived Camp 4 this morning.
Earlier Babu had successfully climbed Mt. Everest on 06th. May, together
with two of his trusted companions: Dawa Sherpa of his own Takshiundu Village and Nam
Dorjee Sherpa of Basalindung, Sankhuwa Shava of the Eastern Nepal the 8th. time veteran
summiter of Mt. Everest, 8,848 m. has successfully completed his dream of sleeping
on the Summit of Mt. Everest for 20 hours. He is reported to be good condition.
He arrived Camp 4 this morning.
Earlier Babu had successfully climbed Mt. Everest on 06th. May, together
with two of his trusted companions: Dawa Sherpa of his own Takshiundu Village and Nam
Dorjee Sherpa of Basalindung, Sankhuwa Shava of the Eastern NepalBabu had camped on the highest spot, 29,0028 ft. of the world
(another milestone) with his specially designed Tent " The American Sky",
made to beat any tough wind at the height of 8,848 m. altitude.
According to another Babu Sherpa, Managing Director
of Thamel based Nomad Expeditions, Mountain Hardware of USA had designed special Tent,
Sleeping Bag and Mattress for Babu for this "Sleep on Mt. Everest
Summit" Project. Mountain Hardware of USA had contributed more than US 7000
Dollar worth of Equipment to Babu FREE of Cost.
Even though Babu has been diplomatic in expressing
his motive behind this Big Life Risking "Sleep on Mt. Everest Summit"
Project, observers here believe that Babu will use this Miracle Success for his own
Business Benefit.
This Climber turned Entrepreneur, Babu Chhiri Sherpa
is the Executive Director of Nepal’s Thamel based Nomad Expeditions and holds
majority of the shares of the Company.
Himalaya Center of Nepal congratulates Babu Chhiri
Sherpa on achieving his Life Time Dream, by being the first ever man to
Sleep overnight on the Top of Mt. Everest and Top of the World.
Reported by bikrum pandey in Kathmandu and
sangeeta at Himalaya Center, NEPAL May 07, 1999
Again this is word (and some opinion) out of
Nepal, their words...)
- HKE, is back at BC...
- Everest Spring 99 SOUTH SIDE: Michael Strynoe -
This is what I have on Strynoe: He started his summit push at about 21.00 local
time on May the 5th. We didn't hear from him during the next 15 hours or so and we really
started to worry here! But suddenly he showed up as low as in camp II. He had turned
around at about 8.400 m. because the wind was too strong and he wasn't fully restituted
from the hard work of establishing camps. Michael went back to camp IV and then moved on
directly to camp II - quite some achievement: He hadn't rested since his summit push
started some 36 hours ago - and remember: No O's and above 7.400 m. Michael is
disappointed of course, but is planning for another try. We'll have to wait and see
when... Jesper, For Scandinavian people check out http://sporten.tv2.dk/everest
- Everest Spring 99 North Side:
Summit
Attempts any time if the weather will let them...
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Boukreev, G. Weston Dewalt Several more new book titles have been added to the to the Bookstore Page in the last few weeks. EverestNews.com
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- Matt Dickinson
author of the Other
Side of Everest : Climbing the North Face Through the Killer Storm
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Daily News: 5/6/99 Report 8:32AM EST US
- Everest Spring 99 SOUTH SIDE: Nepal's Under
Age Boy Arbin Timilsina's summit bid to Mt. Everest failed after reaching the South Summit
on May 05, 1999. Arbin had left for the summit at 2200 hrs Tuesday night, 4th. of May. He
is reported to have reached the South Summit at 11.30 on 5th May, 99. After reaching the South Summit,
Arbin
retreated to South Col, arriving at the Col at 1600 hrs same day. Arbin is reported to be
returning to Lower Camps today, thereby abandoning his Under
Age Boy's bid for the highest Summit of the World: Mt. Everest 8,848 m. bikrum pandey
@
HIMALAYA Center, Kathmandu, May 06, 1999
- Communications: What EverestNews.com is being told is that the
satellite used for sat phone calls this year on Everest is a different satellite than in
the past. Frankly, we do not understand all of the details... But it is not working too
well ! With communications at very low levels people worry... Let's keep our hope and
prayers with these climbers during these difficult days...
- OTT
Expeditions: Sources, close to one of the climbers in what we believe will be the
third group from the OTT Expeditions to attempt the summit, are reporting to
EverestNews.com that :" they will be looking to summit between the 10th-14th. They extended
their potential summit days due to the weather." The first OTT group went to camp 4
and came back down due to the unstable conditions, the second group which we is expected
to contain American Willie Benegas was expected to attempt the
summit before the third group. Willie, we understand has been climbing while these delays
are occurring ! No new update from him yet...
- Georgian teams: "I do not have direct news from Beno,
however I was in contact with Gia Tortladze (North side), and he told me that Beno's
Georgian team has reached 8400m and had to return back due to the strong wind. He will be
attempting soon." Best regards, Ang Tshering Sherpa
- "Georgians from North side have fixed their last camp
and are due to attempt in next few days." Best regards, Ang Tshering Sherpa
- We wish we had more news on the Georgian expeditions. The
excellent web site Risk was hoping to receive some news
also. However, little news has come out so far... Stayed tuned and we will keep asking.
- Bernard Voyer has
updated his site again with more information.
- Elsa Carsolio
is on the Asian-Trekking South Side 99
Expedition permit. But as we expected, she has been climbing with Henry Todd's expedition
a good bit including Henry's friend Peta which is attempting Lhotse this year... Her
excellent web site is http://elsacarsolio.sportsya.com. These experienced climbers like Elsa commonly climb
independently.
- Laurie Medina (US) was reported with the other Henry Todd (HG
Expeditions) climbers at Camp 3 a few days ago. But we have no news on her since then...
- Babu did continue up last night and reached the summit with
along with two other Sherpa climbers from their expedition. Both other Sherpa
climbers
have descended. Babu is planning on staying at the summit for 20 hours ....
- More Babu news from his friend bikrum pandey: "Here is
the Everest Summit News for today. Babu Chhiri Sherpa, aged 33 from Taksindu has reached
the Summit of Mt. Everest at 9am together with two other Sherpa companion. Babu sang
National Anthem of Nepal at the summit and hoisted the National Flag of Nepal at the
Summit. His singing of the National Anthem has been recorded by his International Everest
Expedition at the base camp. His two Sherpa companion have left him there on top of Mt.
Everest & returned to South Col. He intends to complete his dream of 20 hours on Mt.
Everest Summit and that will be realized tomorrow the 7th May 99 by 4 am. He
has already set the world record by staying the longest time ever on Mt. Everest by any
living human being." Himalaya Center Kathmandu Nepal 06 May 1999.
- High Adventure Everest 1999
Expedition: Mike Trueman, has updated his site saying he is back at BC. Check his site
for more details...
- The summit total EverestNews.com
has is
now 23 so far.
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