everest

By ringel123

  • how much the price was

    john paid $65000 for his tripp
  • took place

    took place

    this took place in rob halls
  • john got droped off by a helecopter

    john got droped off by a helecopter

    john got droped off by a helecopter
  • john reached the summit of everest

    john reached the summit of everest

  • his altimeter was 176000 ft

    his altimeter was 176000 ft

    his altimeter was 176000 ft

  • For all of April, the jet stream had been trained on Everest like a fire hose, blasting the summit pyramid with nonstop hurricane-force winds

  • i hadnt sleept in 57 hours the only food id been able to force down over the preceding 3days

    i hadnt sleept in 57 hours the only food id been able to force down over the preceding 3days
  • i suggested that a murderous storm was about to bear down on us

    i suggested that a murderous storm was about to bear down on us

    i suggested that a murderous storm was about to bear down on us

  • i reached the top and it was 1:17

    i reached the top and it was 1:17

  • there was a white storm

    there was a white storm
  • i asked a crew member to turn of my oxygen and insted put it on fullblast

    i asked a crew member to turn of my oxygen and insted put it on fullblast

    i asked a crew member to turn of my oxygen and insted put it on fullblast

  • Long before we'd even got to Base Camp, our trail had been blazed by Sherpas, who had fixed more than a mile of rope and installed about 60 aluminum ladders over the crevasses that crisscross the shattered glacier

  • Three days after our arrival in Base Camp, we headed out on our first acclimatization sortie, a one-day round-trip to Camp One, perched at the upper lip of the Icefall, 2,000 vertical feet above.

  • It was after 2:30 when I made it down to the South Summit

  • 16 We reached the end of the icefall about four hours after setting out, but the relative safety of Camp One didn't supply much peace of mind

  • 1994 he'd climbed Everest without using bottled oxygen—so I was surprised at how slowly he was moving and how hammered he looked when he pulled his mask aside to say hello.

    1994 he'd climbed Everest without using bottled oxygen—so I was surprised at how slowly he was moving and how hammered he looked when he pulled his mask aside to say hello.

  • we left base on your first expadition sortie

    we lest base on your first expadition sortie

  • While descending the lower Icefall on April 13, I overtook a pair of slower climbers outfitted with unorthodox clothing and gear

  • Most of the recent debate about Everest has focused on the safety of commercial expeditions.

  • The leader of the expedition, Ming Ho Gau—a jovial photographer who answers to "Makalu"—had to be assisted down the upper mountain

  • Five of the climbers—two of them with severe frostbite and one dead—were plucked from high on the peak by helicopter

    Five of the climbers—two of them with severe frostbite and one dead—were plucked from high on the peak by helicopter

  • the taiwanese

    The reputation of the Taiwanese had preceded them to Everest. In the spring of 1995, the team had traveled to Alaska to climb Mount McKinley as a shakedown for their attempt on Everest in 1996
  • geting down

    geting down

    As they were bringing him down," Anker recalls, "Makalu was yelling, 'Victory! Victory! We made summit!' to everyone he passed, as if the disaster hadn't even happened
  • desterbing the africans

    desterbing the africans

    in truth, their presence was a matter of grave concern to just about everyone on the mountain.

  • climbing everest

    there were the South Africans. Lavishly funded, sponsored by a major newspaper, the source of effusive national pride, their team had received a personal blessing from Nelson Mandela prior to their departure.
  • But almost immediately, four members, including de Klerk, defected. "Woodall turned out to be a total control freak," said de Klerk.

    But almost immediately, four members, including de Klerk, defected. "Woodall turned out to be a total control freak," said de Klerk.

  • woodalls surprise

    woodalls surprise

    But almost immediately, four members, including de Klerk, defected. "Woodall turned out to be a total control freak," said de Klerk.

  • woodalls lie

    Later de Klerk would learn that Woodall had lied about his climbing record. He'd never climbed anywhere near 8,000 meters, as he claimed.

  • puting his story in public

    After Woodall's deceit was made public, it became an international scandal, reported on the front pages of newspapers throughout the Commonwealth.

  • woodall leadership

    In the end, Woodall refused to relinquish leadership and insisted that the climb would proceed as planned

  • dinner with the africans

    The solo Norwegian, the Taiwanese, and especially the South Africans were frequent topics of discussion around the dinner table in our mess tent.