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Team EVEREST 2019: The 3rd Rotation

Published Wednesday, 8th May 2019

The team have arrived at a hot and slightly windy Camp 2 (6700m / 22000ft) They left at 2am this morning in high spirits, ready to tackle the Khumbu Icefall for a 3rd time! The team are carrying Inmarsat’s BGAN 510 which Brendan used to send images and this report back to Base Camp: “Very tough ...

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Team EVEREST 2019: First Rotation Part 2...

Published Friday, 3rd May 2019

Tom, Scott and Eli (our International Mountain Guide) recently returned from their first rotation to Camp 2. A series of unfortunate events meant Eli was a little longer joining the team at Base Camp than originally planned, and a decision was made to split the team into two rotations to help with t...

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Team EVEREST 2019: Base Camp Life..

Published Friday, 3rd May 2019

The team have now settled in to life at Base Camp where Rich, Joe, Brendan, Scott and Tom will spend a lot of time resting, acclimatising and waiting in-between their rotations to Camp 2 and, eventually their summit bid to the top of the World's highest mountain. The day usually starts with the sun ...

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Team EVEREST 2019: The First Rotation..

Published Monday, 22nd April 2019

Yesterday was a busy day in camp as the team prepared their kit and equipment ahead of their first rotation. Clothes were washed and dried in the heat of the morning sun, then kit laid out, checked and packed. Later the clouds closed in, the temperature dropped and the snow fell, as is the way most ...

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Team EVEREST 2019: The Khumbu Icefall

Published Monday, 22nd April 2019

Immediately following the Puja Ceremony the team prepared their kit for a 4 hour trek through the Khumbu Icefall. The icefall is famous for the use of ladders to cross open crevasses and vertical ice and, the route through it, is maintained by a small team of Sherpas aptly called the 'Icefall Doctor...

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Team EVEREST 2019: Puja Ceremony

Published Monday, 22nd April 2019

Several inches of snow fell during the night and the temperature plummeted but when the team woke on the morning of their Puja Ceremony they were greeted by a beautiful blue sky. The Sherpas had worked hard to prepare the Stupa in readiness for the arrival of the Lama, a local holy man, who would le...

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Team EVEREST 2019: Scott's First Day in Base Camp

Published Monday, 22nd April 2019

"I woke to a really quite chilly start, breaking the ice off my bag is something we are now going to have to get used to up here at 17500ft and more. The chill is short-lived though as around 8am the sun creeps from behind Mt Everest making way for some serious sun. Used correctly this is a bit of a...

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The team have arrived at Everest Base Camp!

Published Monday, 22nd April 2019

They left Gorak Shep a little after 9am (GMT+5.45hrs) and slowly made their way through the beautiful landscape catching glimpses of Everest and the Khumbu Ice Fall every so often. As they arrived at Base Camp (5364m) the sun was shining, but within a short time the clouds closed in, snow began to f...

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Team EVEREST 2019: Brendan's Journey So Far...

Published Monday, 22nd April 2019

"Saying goodbye to my family was very difficult knowing that I wasn't going to see them for 2 months, and especially with the very difficult challenge that lay ahead. We were soon on our way to Kathmandu and spent a few days in the capital going through some final preparations before

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Team EVEREST 2019: Trek to Tengboche

Published Wednesday, 10th April 2019

Heavy rain, hailstones and snow fell during the night and it was a sleepless night for many as the effects of altitude kicked in. Everyone was up for breakfast by 7am as they prepared to leave for their next destination by 8am. It felt noticeably colder with a chill in the air so everyone layered up...

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