|
Daily News: 3/21/2000 Report
|
For Latest
News. For earlier reports:
See the News Index for a list of all the Daily Reports. See the Home Page for Individual Stories. Receiving Reports from Over 20 Teams on Everest this Spring 2000.
- Everest Spring 2000: Adventure Consultants Featured Expedition on
EverestNews.com
EverestNews.com will 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.
Adventure Consultants Everest
Expedition 2000
Expedition Leader - Guy Cotter (NZ)
Guide - David Hiddleston (NZ)
Climber - Andy Hebson (USA)
Climber - Yukimitsu Okubo (JAPAN)
Climbing Sardar - Ang Dorje Sherpa
Expedition Sardar - Ang Tshering Sherpa
Expedition Doctor - Dr. Jim Litch and Dr. Rachel Bishop
Adventure Consultants Ltd - High Altitude Expeditions
Check them out today at http://webnz.com/adventure/ !
- Everest Spring 2000: Byron Smith
moving toward Everest !
March 20, 2000 from Kathmandu to
Phakding: We woke up at 4:30 a.m. and heard the sound of showers being turned on in the
rooms next door. It is the day we all were looking forward to, the flight to Lukla, and
the start of our trek into Everest Basecamp. We loaded up the bus and departed to the
airport where we went through the process of weighing all our luggage to be loaded onto a
Twin Otter plane.
We were over our allowable baggage
and had to send some of our bags on the next flight. After a long delay we finally
departed at 10:00 a.m. and ascended through the polluted air, which hangs over Kathmandu.
It did not take long for the Himalayan giants to appear before us, Brad and George were
jockeying for position up front for the best photo shot. Way off in the distance we could
see the long white snow plume blowing off of Mount Everest's summit.
One of the thrills of flying to
Lukla is landing on the airstrip perched high on a mountain ridge. The elevation of Lukla
is 9,200 ft (2,804 m), the airstrip has only one approach in, and angles up with the end
of the strip being 300 ft higher than the beginning.
For the rest of Byron's dispatch
check: www.cbc.ca/everest2000.
- Everest Spring 2000: French
Canadians, still having fun !
March 19, - Bernard: We are back to
the small Tibetan village called Thiugompa. We made the trek around the lake Manasarovar, it was super! This circular route of roughly 115km allowed us to
see people on holy treks. It takes these people approximately 60 days and we
did it in 6 days. With each step, these people prostrate by kneeling and placing their heads all the way to the ground. They carry an apron in
order to protect their knees and put shoes on their hands in order to avoid the abrasions. This is 100 times worse than to climb the St-Joseph Oratory on the knees! We have one day of rest and one by
in trek around the Mount Kailash. It will be
superb.
Check them out at http://www.everestmillenium.qc.ca/jdb.asp
for reports in French, video and more.
- Everest Spring 2000: Dutch News
Frits Vrijlandt and Steven Le
Poole, will attempt to climb Everest via the North ridge. When they succeed, they will be
the first Dutchmen to do so.
A rough Translation: Frits, Joke,
and Steven are busy with the things
necessary before the departure of the expedition. One week before departure on Friday, 24 March, the
stress has really come on strong. Joke says, "Everyone has all types of
questions before we depart". Here's
what needs to happen before we go Amsterdam's Schiphol airport: We need to take all
the equipment for the expedition and carefully pack it for transport in the big, green
barrels. In total, we are taking six tons of equipment, after that, there's the
tents and communications equipment that Tjitte de Wert, our cameraman, will carry by
himself. Another thing we've been doing is providing interviews to the journalists.
After all these organizational thing, Joke and Steven are still at work. Not
until the day before the departure, do we have a day free. Joke says that the first real
rest day will be the day we are sitting in the airplane. "Then, I just want to not
have to think about the organizational stuff". At that point, we'll accept all
the farewells from our friends and families. "The warm hugs with 'take care'
being said means we'll be careful" says Joke.
Three Dutch Climbers Frits
Vrijlandt, Steven Le Poole, and Joke Groenendaal: http://www.everest.home.nl/ Joke will keep you updated. Check them
out !
- Translations, we can always use more
help. Japanese !, Chinese, French, Spanish, and others. Let us know if You could help: everestnews2004@adelphia.net
- Recent News
EverestNews.com will feature full dispatches from Adventure
Consultants Jagged Globe 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 insearch of the camera and Irvine.
Climbers
headed to Everest Base Camp
Jochen
Hemmleb Q&A Part 7
India
climber plans to spend the night on the Summit
Dutch
Climbers prepare for Everest
For all the March 2000 News
The
Mountaineering
Must Haves
|
