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Landed at Kathmandu, India
Kathmandu is the capital and the largest metropolitan city of Nepa. The city is located in the northwestern part of Kathmandu valley. Kathmandu has a population of 701,962. -
Receive base camp information
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Reports of severe weather, trip delayed
There was a report of bad weather on Mount Everest so they set the journey to a later date while the weather would go back to normal. -
Working out final details of the trip
They needed to make every last change and anything they needed yet to do befor the journey. -
The journey began
There are 7 rules you should learn befor climbing Mount Everest. The first is to always have your last word on saftey. Second is to respect the weather. Third, use the ropes whenever you can, it will help guide you. Fourth, you should drink lots of liquids to keep your body healthy. 5, know yourself, when you have a certain reaction, know how to handle it. Sixth know your gear, oxygen and medicine, you need to be sure you know how much you need & of what. Last Avalanche, know digging techniques. -
Reach 9,200 feet
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Reach 16,000 feet, Khumbu Glacier, 12 miles
Khumbu is an glacier that flows down from the Khumbu icefall on the southern slopes of Mount Everest. Its length has been approximated to btween 2 and 1 half miles. -
Reach 16,200 feet, The Lobbuje
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Arrived at base camp and had a Puja
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Reach Everest Base Camp, 17,000 feet
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Resting after passage through Ice Fall
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Spent the night at Camp 1
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Descent to the Lower Ice Fall
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Team acclimatizes at Camp2
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Nawang sick with edema, very sick.
Edema is a type of swelling that is caused by a fluid trapped in your body. Edema occurs mostly in the feet, legs, and ankles. Causes can be sitting or standing too long, weakening in valves of the veins in legs, also being pregnant can cause Edema in the legs. Heart failure and lung, kidney, and thyroid deseases can make the edema worse. -
Guide ropes need to be fixed at South Col
The ropes were not in place for the climbers to go futher on their journey. -
Nawang rushed to Kathmandu
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Team now stable (02) at camp 3, 24,000 feet
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Descended back to Base Camp 2 for a rest
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Fishes's crew is looking strong
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Left Camp 2, 21,300 feet
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Reach Camp 3
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Reach 27,600 feet, Balcony
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1:17 pm, begin descent
They started to go back down Mount Everest after reaching the top. -
Reach Summit, 29,028
After going up Mount Everest 29,028 feet up, the team reaches the top. The altitude is very high, so when they reach the top the can not stand there for more than a few moments. The summit lacks the needs for the normal requirement of oxygn, making it very dangerous to be up at such a high altitude. -
Scott Fischer and Rob Hall stranded on Everest
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8 confirmed dead on Everest
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Fischer buried above South Col as the team regroups
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New leader Beidelman pieces together disaster
