Everest 2001: Erik Weihenmayer
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Can A Blind Man Summit Everest? YES!!!!! Erik Weihenmayer Makes History CURRENT SUMMARY FOR MAY 28, 2001 The team is packing up and is leaving base camp on May 30th. We are going to have a little shindig with the Sherpas tonight and celebrate our successes. 5/28/2001 Dispatch: The Journey to the Top of the World is successfully over. All of the climbers came down safely on the 27th. It was their last trip through the Ice Fall, which had shifted one more time, just to make things interesting. They were met by the entire Base Camp staff at the bottom of the icefall, with rockin' music, Coke's and Beer, and ton's of hug's, laughs, smiles and tears. Team Leader PV Scaturro toasted the entire team at dinner as "the best group of climbers and the finest expedition ever put together on this mountain"The Sherpa support climbers have brought down the last of the double and triple loads off the mountain, cleaning everything from Camp's 4, 3, 2 and 1. When the team got down we learned more details about their impressive ascent on the 24th/25th. Our contact from Base Camp had been fragmentary, and they were busy climbing; not giving "news reports". The storm that they climbed through on the Balcony and above was fierce. One climber said it was the nastiest he had ever been in, and Sherm Bull energized the team by saying "This is Mount Everest - if you want good weather go to Central Park in June". As they pushed up through the storm they found that the fixed ropes had been buried, and Brad Bull and Jeff Evans each spent an exhausting hour at the front of the line of climbers digging out the ropes so that the rest of the team could move up safely. We're glad that they are all back, safe and healthy. CURRENT SUMMARY FOR MAY 27, 2001 3:30 PM - HOORAY! All NFB team members have made it back down to Base Camp safely! All Base Campers traveled over to the base of the ice fall with drinks, video equipment, and cameras. We were eagerly awaiting the team, excited to congratulate them on their accomplishments. It was incredible to be able to greet everyone, team members and Sherpas. We are all pinching ourselves. We are thrilled to all be together again. |
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