Everest Expedition with John Krakauer

By jlandry

  • Got a call from bob hall saying there was room on his everest expedition

    the reason being for this call was that there was room on a expedition to climb everest with bob hall. John had never even thought about this so he agreed to be on the expedition with Bob hall.

  • March 24 start delayed because of heavy snow

    the different ways up mount everest

  • The first day climbing on the mountain

    The first day climbing on the mountain
    map of everestFirst day climbing on the mountain

  • Reached the end of the Khumba Glacier

  • Reached the Lobuje at 16,200 feet

    Reached the Lobuje at 16,200 feet

  • Puju ceremony at base camp one

    Puju ceremony at base camp one
    The people in this expedition had a puju ceremony at base camp one to secure good health and that no one person is to die on this mountain. The dea of this puju is to make everyone have a good spirit and let not a single bad spirit in any of the climbers.

  • The height was 17,600

  • Reached the Khambu icefall

    Reached the Khambu icefall

  • Everyone has good health

  • Go through the lower icefall

  • Left base on are first acclimatization sortie

    Acclimatization is process of adjusting your body to the current environment you are in. Allowing you to survive in the environment you are. this occurs in a short time meaning days to weeks.

  • Team reaches base camp 2

    Team reaches base camp 2

  • Nawang cacthes edema

    Edema is also called Dropsy. It is caused by fluids in your bodies tissue. It usually occurs in the legs,ankles,feet. but it can involve the entire body. what causes edema is eating to much salt, sunburn, sme medicines and standing or walking alot well the weather is warm and pregnancy.

  • Guide ropes need to be fixed

  • Nawang is rushed to Kathmandu

    Nawang was rushed to Kathmandu becasue she got sick with edema which causes your legs to swell. She got off the mountain by helicopter after, some people carried her far down enough on the mountain so, a helicopter mission was possible for her to be rescued.

  • Set out for base camp 3 to adjust lungs

  • Descending to base camp two to rest

  • Scotts team leaves camp to climb lhotse face

    Scotts team leaves camp to climb lhotse face

  • Encounter first death on the mountain

  • 36 year old goes tumbling down the lhoste face

  • Ascending to fourth base camp

  • Reached the balcony

    Reached the balcony

  • Reached the top and the time was 1:17 pm

    Reached the top and the time was 1:17 pm

  • reached the Hillary step

    reached the Hillary step

  • 2:30 REACHED THE SOUTH SUMMIT

    2:30 REACHED THE SOUTH SUMMIT

  • there was a whiteout storm

  • Krakauer finds Namba and Weathers close to death

  • Rob Hall and Scott Fischer die

  • Discover andy harris is missing at 6:00am

    Andy Harris was one of the guides on this expedition with John. The believed that instead of turning into the base camp he kept walking straight and fell of the mountain and died. the reason for this happening is their was a very bad whiteout storm occuring so that made it hard to see.

  • Scott Fischer is buried