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Adventure
Consultants Everest Expedition 2002
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Tuesday
2 April: A staged departure has seen all
the members of the expedition leave Kathmandu, with
Guy Cotter flying to Lukla on March 28 ahead of the
main group, in order to sort equipment at the
Adventure Consultants store in Khumjung with
Expedition Sirdar Ang Tshering Sherpa. The bulk of
the expedition's freight (which will come close to
7000kg this year!) was airlifted to Syangboche
airstrip by helicopter on March 31 accompanied by
several Sherpas. The climbers also flew by plane to
Lukla on March 31 to commence their trek that day,
overnighting in Monjo. The next day they continued
their trek up to Namche Bazaar and are now having a
rest day. Some have been visiting the villages of
Khumjung and Kunde up above Namche as a day walk,
where they have been invited into the homes of the
expedition Sherpa staff and visited Kunde Hospital
which has New Zealand staff in residence at present,
Dr. Carol and Ian Nicholson and their family.
 Dispatches
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