Timeline: Everest Journey

Mar 22, 1996

First tnews recived about base camp

Mar 24, 1996

Reports of heavy snow delays trip

Mar 25, 1996

Still in Kathmandu

Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal. The main language in Kathmandu is Nepali, but a lot of people speak Newari. If you talk to a person who has been through school they will understand English. Kathmandu is located at an elevation of 4593 feet. Kathmandu lies in the Kathmandu valley. The total population in the Kathmandu valley is 1,647,092 as of a 2001 survey.

Mar 27, 1996

Working over final details of the trip

Working over final details

Mar 29, 1996

Mount Everest Facts

Facts

Mar 30, 1996

Route to the top of Everest

Mar 30, 1996

Map of Himalayas

Mar 30, 1996

Primary Source

Scott Fischer's, and others notes

Mar 31, 1996

Fischer describes team and his plan, reached 9,186 feet

Apr 5, 1996

Reached 9,200 feet

Apr 6, 1996

Reached 16,000 feet

Apr 8, 1996

Reached 16,200 feet

Apr 8, 1996

The Lobuje

Apr 9, 1996

Arriving in base camp; Puja ceremony

Apr 11, 1996

Into the Khumbu Icefall

Khumbu Icefall is a icefall at the head of the Khumbu glacier. The icefall is 18,000 feet up on the slopes of Everest. On the South Col route, which Jon Krakauer and his team took, is considered one of the most dangerous stages of the journey. The icefall is a very unpredictable thing. The large towers of ice or seracs found at the icefall have been known to collapse suddenly. Blocks as big as cars or even the size of houses have been known to break off the icefall.

Apr 12, 1996

Resting after passage through icefall

Apr 13, 1996

Spending the night at Camp 1, 19,500 feet

Apr 19, 1996

Team acclimatizes at Camp 2

Apr 23, 1996

Nawang nailed by severe bout of edema

Edema is a condition where the body, mainly feet and legs, swells from fluid accumulation in the body's tissues. This is sometimes caused by gravity or sitting in one place for a long time. This pulls water down into your legs causing edema. If you push in the swollen area for 15 seconds, if the swollen spot leaves a dimple, you will know if you have edema. Edema cannot be cured, but you can treat the conditions that cause it such as elevating your leg, this will make the fluids move around.

Apr 24, 1996

Scott's weary call from base camp

Apr 25, 1996

Nawang in dire condition

Apr 25, 1996

Ropes need to be fixed to South Col

The South Col is a place in between Mount Everest and Lhotse, the first and fourth highest mountains in the world. This spot is usually where camp four, the final camp is located. The South Col experiences very high winds which keeps snow from accumulating on it. The South Col is located at 25,938 feet.

Apr 26, 1996

Nawang rushed to Kathmandu

Nawang rused to Kathmandu

Apr 28, 1996

Nawang Stabilizes, and the team goes to Camp 3 at 24,000 ft

Apr 28, 1996

Team now stable on (O2)

May 1, 1996

Back to base camp

May 2, 1996

Back to base camp

May 6, 1996

Fischer crew looking strong on the way up

May 10, 1996

Team summits Mount Everest!, 29,028ft 1:17pm team starts going down

Mount Everest is the largest mountain in the world. Everest got its name from a man named Sir George Everest. He was the first person to record the height and location of Peak 15 (or Mount Everest before it was named after Sir George Everest). The mountain's peak is 29,028 feet in the air. Everest is about 60 million years old. Everest is located at Latitude 27° 59' N and Longitude 86° 56' E. Mount Everest also rises a few meters every year. <a href='http://www.mnteverest.net/history.html' >

May 10, 1996