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how much the price was
john paid $65000 for his tripp -
took place
this took place in rob halls -
john got droped off by a helecopter
john got droped off by a helecopter -
john reached the summit of everest
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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
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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 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 -
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
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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.
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It was after 2:30 when I made it down to the South Summit
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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
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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.
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we left base on your first expadition sortie
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While descending the lower Icefall on April 13, I overtook a pair of slower climbers outfitted with unorthodox clothing and gear
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Most of the recent debate about Everest has focused on the safety of commercial expeditions.
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The leader of the expedition, Ming Ho Gau—a jovial photographer who answers to "Makalu"—had to be assisted down the upper mountain
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Five of the climbers—two of them with severe frostbite and one dead—were plucked from high on the peak by helicopter
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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
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
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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.
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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.
