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Kari
Kobler's
Mount Everest 2002 Expedition
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Kari
Kobler |
Mount
Everest: Many paths lead to the summit of Mount
Everest
last
minute details on location. The situation in
Kathmandu has calmed down
Safe
Arrival in Kathmandu: Sightseeing in the metropolis
and cultural discoveries
Above
the Clouds to Lhasa: Unforgettable Trip along the
Himalayan Chain towards Lhasa with a first look at
our high goal Sight Seeing in Lhasa
Preparations
in base camp with a first and a second group to ABC
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A
sunny and adventurous trip to base camp via the
Rongbuk monastery: Xegar,
next to Lhasa the largest city in Tibet, first
achieved fame and glory in the 16th century as the
residence of the second highest ranking religious
leader, the Panchen Lama, and the monastery Tashilüpno
is still regarded as one of the most beautiful
places of worship in Tibet. Once 3500 monks, today
800 devote themselves to their religion there. The
compounds complexity, the beauty of the buildings,
and the diversity of the architecture appeals even
to us mountain freaks... Click
here for the full dispatch.
Wind
gusts continually rush across Camp 1, they
thunderously roll in from far above, swoosh over our
2 person tents, hammer them with incredible force,
our breathing stops. Our tents stand up bravely to
the pressure, unlike the four person tents of
another expedition, which is flattened, as well as
our shower and toilet tents as we shall find out
later. We pull out sleeping bags over our noses as a
cover, as the immense power of the gusts presses
finest snow through the tent walls - a drizzle of
snow crystals hits our faces - brrr. The incredible
noise outside finds no end, continues through the
night, and together with the icy cold deprives us of
all sleep... Click
here for the full dispatch.
May
10th: Despite strong winds, strong performance by
the sherpas to fix ropes to Camp 3 at 8300m: The
first members of the expedition meet the
requirements of attempting the summit by reaching
the intermediate camp at 7500m including a stay over
night... Click
here for the full dispatch.
May
13th: We are at the top with a party of familiar
faces on the mountain. Because our sherpas set the
ropes up to 8300m 4 days ago, the sherpas from all
the other expeditions are trying to rush all of the
other expeditions up the mountain in order to get a
good tent spot on the steep shelf of camp 3. Innumerable
nations camp with anticipation at ABC, who are
either still working toward the mountain or are
trying to move materials and participants toward the
summit... Click
here for the full dispatch.
Kari
Kobler's
Mount Everest North Side Summits, with Summit story
on the 17th from the North Side...
Debriefing of the expedition
Relaxed
at Base Camp
The
Sherpas are an important part of the expeditions.
Their roots are East Tibet, from where they
emigrated to the Solu-Khumbu area on the Nepalese
side of the Everest Massif in the 16th century, and
they're ethnically closely related to the Tibetans.
On their search for work some Sherpa men went
seasonally to Darjeeling as early as the 19th
century and they were hired as "kulis" in
road construction and mountain expeditions (first
one in 1907)... Click
here for the full dispatch.
Technology
- a sensitive achievement.
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