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Adventure
Consultants Everest Expedition 2002
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Wednesday
15 May: Updates continued
1900
Nepal time: The Adventure Consultants team sits on
South Col in clear weather about to head off to make
the ascent. Several other teams also await their
departure and we anticipate about 50 people
leaving the col to make the first ascent of the
mountain for the year. Climbers on the north side of
Everest are also planning to leave tonight so there
may well be teams from both sides at the top
together.
2215
Nepal time: The AC team has radioed in to BC ( who
in turn have phoned us in New Zealand) that they
have departed just now for their summit bid, along
with many climbers from other teams. Guy described
the weather as 'perfect - the best night we've had
in quite a few days'.
The 11 climbers going for the summit in the AC team
are; Bill Crouse (USA), David Hiddleston (New
Zealand), Ellen Miller (USA), Alan Arnette (USA),
Tom Burch (USA), Haraldur Olafsson (Iceland), Robert
Plotke (USA), Ang Dorjee Sherpa (Nepal), Lhakpa
Dorje Sherpa (Nepal), Pasang Tenzing (Nepal), Phu
Tashi Sherpa (Nepal).
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