Snowboard Everest Autumn 2003

Stephen Koch and Jimmy Chin will attempt to snowboard Everest this Autumn. They plan to climb Everest via the Hornbein route and then descend via the Hornbein. They will travel from Kathmandu to Lhasa then to Everest base camp on the North (Chinese).  Eric Henderson is the base camp manager.

Check out the Japanese Couloir by clicking on the map...

Dispatches: The Audio files are linked in below, they are MP3, but a little hard to understand...

Aug 29 2003, Stephen calling in from Everest C1

First Dispatch: Stephen calling in from C1. If weather and snow conditions look good they will start climb the face at midnight Friday Aug 29 

Aug 29 2003, 01.00 p.m. EST - Eric calling in from C1

Eric calling in from C1. Stephen, Jimmy, Lapka and Kami are at the beginning of Japanese couloir.

Aug 29 2003, 02.30 p.m. EST - Eric calling in from C1

The team are held up by bad conditions.

Aug 29 2003, 04.30 p.m. EST - Eric calling in from C1 - Team turn around

"It's 2.00 AM here (local time). Stephen has turned around unfortunately, due to localized snowfalls and not favorable snow conditions...produced a lot of drift...and unfortunate conditions. So they are on their way home and we will update you when we are back on the route in a couple of days."

Dispatches

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