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- Everest Spring 2000:
Adventure Consultants Featured Expedition on EverestNews.com
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feature full dispatches from Adventure
Consultants in Spring 2000.
Adventure Consultants
is a world renowned expedition climbing company with a legacy of ascents to the
more remote and wild peaks on our planet. Quality service, complete commitment
and success are the hallmarks of Adventure Consultants, as are Guy
Cotter and the qualified
guides and staff who are the driving force behind Adventure Consultants
expeditions.
Dispatch: Arrival
at Base Camp Guy
Cotter made contact via satellite phone from Everest Base Camp this morning and
reported, "we arrived last night and everything is going well, the weather
has been fantastic overall, clear every morning and even some afternoons".
He said that "Yuki and Andy are both going strong and in good spirits, the
trekkers enjoyed sunset at Kalapatar last night and will now spend 3 nights at
BC sharing in the atmosphere". He noted that many expeditions were now in
Base Camp and related the number of people appeared to be similar to that of the
1993 Spring season. After a few
days of rest combined with equipment preparation, the AC climbing team will
begin their acclimatisation, traveling through the Khumbu icefall to Camp One
and back.
Check them out today
at http://www.adventure.co.nz
- Everest Spring 2000: Byron
Smith
Current Status: Expedition
leader Byron Smith and climber Tim Rippel continue to rest at Basecamp while
waiting for the best time to take acclimatization climbs to higher camps. Byron
says they're timing things to be in a good position for a summit push without
having to wait for long periods of time between trips to the higher camps.
Byron remains positive about
the changes to the expedition team. Check his diary entry for more http://cbc.ca/everest2000/
- Speaking of Byron and his
friends at cbc.ca. They have this nice 3D model posted on their
site. They're really pleased with it. You can find it at http://www.cbc.ca./everest2000/games
Viewers will need a plugin for their browser called Cult 3D, it's available
from a link on their site.
- Danish
Expedition: Thrane & Thrane
The
satellite communication company, Thrane & Thrane, is sponsoring the first
all Danish Mount Everest Expedition. The expedition named BigE Thrane
& Thrane Danish Everest Expedition 2000 - All eight members of the
BigE-expedition are among the most experienced Danish climbers with significant
mountaineering experience. Leader of the expedition and team doctor is Henrik
Jessen Hansen. Henrik Jessen Hansen has been on five earlier expeditions to
the Himalayas, including one to Mount Everest in 1996. This year was a
disastrous year, one with numerous casualties. As a result, Henrik
Jessen Hansen had to give up his personal attempt to reach the summit.
Henrik Jessen Hansen established the world highest emergency hospital,
where he performed important and needed rescue help.
Update:
At Base Camp:
I
was up twice in the night to relieve myself. Even though the temperature was
below -10 degrees C it wasn't bad, probably because it took as little time as
possible. It's getting light now at 6 am and I can hear someone on their way
past to climb the icefall. A bit late, perhaps, but it IS cold if you start
earlier. It'll take another 2 hours before the first rays of the sun shine on
the camp.
At 7.56 it happens. The first
rays hit the tent and the temperature rises swiftly some 20 degrees. The weather
outside is still not too good with a continuing cold wind and quite a few
clouds. It will probably snow this afternoon. Breakfast will be followed by
detailing of practical tasks. We need to reorganize some of the joint containers
and some of the provisions bound for camps 1 and 2 must be prepared. While some
of the others get started on that, Mads and I have a go at the technical side.
Yesterday, we succeeded in unfolding the large solar cells so that our 2 special
batteries could be recharged during the morning when the sun is most reliable.
The next major task is the
walkie-talkies. The antenna itself is easy to find as it is 2 meters long. But
where are the assembly instructions? There are about 60 different screws,
washers and tubes! We find the instructions together with the base station so
it's a question of patiently following the instructions. We use a spare tent
pole as a mast and soon have the antenna tied firmly to it and pointing in the
right direction towards the icefall. We test the base station, antenna and
handset and, after some toothing problems, it is all working fine. We will have
to wait for a full test as we know that reception conditions are bad between
base camp and camp 2 in particular.
We set the telephone up
yesterday and the reception conditions are perfect. We can use it partly as a
normal (ISDN) phone and partly to send and receive e-mails via the laptop
computer that I'm writing these lines on. Tomorrow, all we need to do is to test
the connection between the walkie-talkie and the telephone so we can speak
directly to Denmark from the summit! This may sound a bit like "The Danish
High Tech Expedition" but it is nice to be in touch with the world. On our
first expedition in 1988, neither our families nor friends heard from us for
almost a month!
For the rest of their dispatch
see their site at http://www.tt.dk
Graham Hoyland and the BBC returns
to Everest in Spring 2000 in
search of
the camera and Irvine. EverestNews.com
EverestNews.com will feature full dispatches from Mountain
Madness for
Everest Spring 2000
List of Expeditions
who
have paid for their permits
in Nepal
In search
of Mike Matthews' Body
Reinhold
Messner latest adventure
The
Quest for 14
Death
on the way to Everest continued
Death
on the way to Everest
EverestNews.com
has learned a 14 year boy
plans to attempt the Summit of Everest in Spring 2000
Juan
Oiarzabal, "To
the Edge of The Impossible"
or AL FILO DE LO IMPOSIBLE in Spanish: Expedition
to recreate the ascent of 1924 of Mallory and Irvine of
Everest. This
expedition is already
underway.
Summary
of Canadian Expeditions on Everest in Spring 2000
Graham
Hoyland's Lecture "Unraveling the Mystery of George Mallory" in the
Baird Auditorium at the National Museum of Natural History.
Alan
Hinkes Q&A
EverestNews.com
will feature full dispatches from Adventure Consultants for Everest Spring 2000
Close
Does Not Count for Records
ALAN
HINKES TARGETS THIRD HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD, KANGCHENJUNGA AS TWELFTH
MOUNTAIN ON HIS CHALLENGE TO ACHIEVE BRITISH RECORD
EverestNews.com
will feature full dispatches from Jagged Globe for Everest Spring 2000
Spanish
Climber to attempt the Messner route on Everest
Change
of Guard at the Khumbu Ice Fall
Graham
Hoyland and the BBC returns to Everest in Spring 2000 in search of the camera and
Irvine.
Jochen
Hemmleb Q&A Part 7
India
climber plans to spend the night on the Summit
