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Mon, May 28, 2001
10:15AM |
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Giving Thanks
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
I want to share with you some final thoughts, mostly about the sung and unsung heroes...
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Mon, May 28, 2001
6:00AM |
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News: Looking Back and Packing Up
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
Making the summit would be tainted for me if I achieved this at the cost of someone's life...
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Sun, May 27, 2001
3:30AM |
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Photos: From The Summit Day Rescues
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
If one picture tells the story, this is it...
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Fri, May 25, 2001
3:30AM |
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Essay: View of High Altitude Rescues from BC
Jochen Hemmleb - Basecamp
At Base Camp we were just settling down for a leisurely tea time when a startled cry came from behind the telescope...
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Fri, May 25, 2001
3:25AM |
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News: All Descending
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
Dave, Andy, and Jason are coming down to ABC today...
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Thu, May 24, 2001
5:30AM |
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News: Epic Day -- Summit Given Up for Rescues
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
They put their personal goals on the back burner and saved four out of five people, with virtually no assistance...
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Wed, May 23, 2001
2:30AM |
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News: Back to 1924 Camp 6
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
This time the team had a metal detector, shovel, and other gear, and were able to...
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Tue, May 22, 2001
1:20AM |
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Essay: Terry & Mike's Big Adventure
Terry LaFrance - Basecamp
We summited at 10:00am... At several moments I thought I felt moisture in the lower regions of my down suit...
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Mon, May 21, 2001
10:00AM |
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Essay: IMG Tests Army Tents on Everest
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
IMG is in a unique position to test some of this gear in extreme conditions (except we aren't getting shot at!)...
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Mon, May 21, 2001
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News: Who's Where--On the road, BC, & N. Col
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
Terry and Mike returned to Base Camp today, safe and sound... Dave, Andy, Jason, & Tap climbed back to the North Col...
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Sun, May 20, 2001
2:55AM |
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News: The Final Four Head Up in a Crowd
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
The next few days will be busy up high, and we are anticipating some problems. We are hoping that our Final Four are...
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Sat, May 19, 2001
3:30AM |
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News: Mike and Terry Summit
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
The first ascent of Mt. Everest in 2001 (from either Tibet or Nepal) occurred at 9:20am on Saturday May 19...
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Sat, May 19, 2001
3:30AM |
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Essay: Hard Decisions in the Yellow Band
Andy Politz - Basecamp
We have one area left unsearched. I can not bear to walk away with it untouched...
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Sat, May 19, 2001
3:15AM |
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Essay: A Special Morning
Jochen Hemmleb - Basecamp
This is nature, wild, undiluted, raw. Sparking a feeling that goes deeper than anything you know...
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Fri, May 18, 2001
4:10AM |
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News: Team Decides on One More Push
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
We had a big team meeting, and discussed a number of different options for the remainder of the expedition...
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Wed, May 16, 2001
9:10PM |
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Elsewhere in the Himalayas: IMG on Cho Oyu
Kurt Wedberg - Cho Oyu Basecamp
On May 14, 2001 at approximately 10:30am (Nepal time) five of us reached the top of Cho Oyu...
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Tue, May 15, 2001
5:50AM |
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Essay: Knee Injured in Late Night Rescue
Jake Norton - Basecamp
A sudden "POP!" in my knee joint, followed immediately by a blinding flash of pain...
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Tue, May 15, 2001
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News: Retreat from Camp 5 & Chinese Visit
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
We were in the soup... It was time for a decision... Afternoon brought a very nice "thank you" visit from the Chinese...
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Mon, May 14, 2001
4:25AM |
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News: Avalanche Conditions Too Hazardous
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
Dave was concerned about the windslab on the ledges and gullies...
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Sun, May 13, 2001
2:25AM |
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News: Summit Climbers Move to Camp 6
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
Radioed down at noon that they were well up into the gullies below Camp 6, breaking trail...
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Sat, May 12, 2001
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News: Weather Breaks, Mass Exodus from BC
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
All other teams had bailed off the Col, and many of the camps from other groups were virtually buried...
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Fri, May 11, 2001
1:10AM |
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News: 3rd Summit Team Starts Up
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
About the only thing we can be sure of here is to expect the unexpected...
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Tue, May 08, 2001
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News: Second Summit Team Starts Up
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
After a rest day yesterday, we rallyed today and sent Dave, Andy, and John out the door...
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Mon, May 07, 2001
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News: Rescue Stops First Summit Team
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
It became clear that there were some pretty sick people up there, and that they all needed our help...
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Sun, May 06, 2001
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News: Leaving for the First Summit Bid
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
Today our first summit team of Jake Norton, John Race, and Tap Richards left Base Camp...
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Sat, May 05, 2001
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Essay: The Backside of Glory
John Race - Basecamp
As I lay in my tent with sore throat and lungs I focused on Craig John's 1998 ascent...
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Sat, May 05, 2001
2:00AM |
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Essay: 68 Year Old Crackers
Jake Norton - Basecamp
I decided to explore one final nook... A bit of shining metal and greenish paper caught my eye...
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Fri, May 04, 2001
4:45AM |
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Essay: Oxygen on Everest
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
Climbing with oxygen is still difficult, in part because you have to carry the cylinders...
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Fri, May 04, 2001
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Essay: Retracing A Beautiful Route
Jake Norton - Basecamp
My heart jumps as I pull from the rock an old, wooden tent pole. "We got it!"...
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Fri, May 04, 2001
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Essay: Following 77 Year Old Footsteps
Brent Okita - Basecamp
we left the security of the fixed ropes just above Camp 5. Following a line that the early British climbers must have...
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Thu, May 03, 2001
10:45PM |
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Essay: The Norton's of Everest
Jake Norton - Basecamp
"Jake, you must stop leaving your socks lying about on the North Ridge!"...
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Thu, May 03, 2001
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Essay: Our Eureka! Tent Designer
Kurt Heisler - Eureka! Headquarters
I jumped at the opportunity to build custom tents for this climb, and I strove to build the BEST tent in the world...
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Thu, May 03, 2001
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Essay: Home Sweet Home in the Eureka at C6
Andy Politz - Basecamp
I've found it best to imagine myself one of a newborn litter of puppies. Flopping on top of each other...
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Tue, May 01, 2001
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FEATURE: The North Ridge Route Described
Eric Simonson - ROUTE DESCRIPTION WITH MAP
Definitely steep enough to send you all the way to the Central Rongbuk if your cramponing technique was lacking...
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Mon, April 30, 2001
10:00PM |
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NEWS: Artifacts from the 7th Day of Searching
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
We all gathered around... as Brent and Jake told their stories, and pulled lots of great old relics out of their packs..
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Sun, April 29, 2001
10:20PM |
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NEWSFLASH: 1924 Camp 6 found!
Jochen Hemmleb - Basecamp
"Jochen, do you copy North Ridge?" "Yes, I copy you." Brent's answer was swift and simple, "GOT IT!"...
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Sun, April 29, 2001
2:15AM |
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News: The 4th Day of Searching
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
Up at Camp 6, Dave and Andy crawled out to yet another cold windy morning...
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Sat, April 28, 2001
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News: The 3rd Day of Searching
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
Thursday morning dawned ugly at Base Camp. Then it got worse. By the 7am radio call the whole mountain was enveloped...
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Fri, April 27, 2001
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Essay: HAPE & HACE
Lee Meyers, MD - Basecamp
Unacclimatized climbers can have harmful shifts in body fluids into lung or brain tissues...
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Fri, April 27, 2001
1:30AM |
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Essay: 1924 Camp 6 Mystery
Jochen Hemmleb - Basecamp
We came back with the feeling that the 1924 Camp 6 is becoming a true needle in the haystack...
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Fri, April 27, 2001
1:25AM |
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News: Searching In The Wind, Day 2
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
Amazingly, up at Camp 6, where the wind was still cold and blustery, Dave, Tap, and Andy were able to get out...
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Thu, April 26, 2001
11:15AM |
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Letter: Teacher and Students Climb Along
Philip Summers - Portland, Oregon
You have already helped so many to understand the passion of pushing mentally and physically toward a worthy goal...
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Thu, April 26, 2001
11:00AM |
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Letters From Readers
Website Visitors - Cyberspace
Please know that there are people who understand and support your quest and agree with you that...
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Wed, April 25, 2001
9:30PM |
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News: The First Search - A Preliminary Report
Jochen Hemmleb - Basecamp
It all appeared to be going according to plan: Our first search team had left Camp 5 at 6am...
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Tue, April 24, 2001
9:00PM |
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News: Five Sixes -- Climbers at Camps 5 and 6
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
It was a very productive afternoon for the search team...
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Mon, April 23, 2001
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Letter: Reader Moved by Simonson's Essay
Steve Baker - Wichita, Kansas
I felt moved by Eric's report on "Taking the Heat", concerning your efforts on Mt Everest this season...
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Mon, April 23, 2001
2:30PM |
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Letter: Good Luck to 2001 Team
Read Koury - Cyberspace
I was unaware until recently of the controversy surrounding the past expedition and criticism from some quarters...
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Mon, April 23, 2001
3:10AM |
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News: Camp 6 Established
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
We finally got a break in the weather today. Kami and his team left at 7 am and were able to push to...
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Mon, April 23, 2001
1:00AM |
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Essay: Taking the Heat
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
The thing that really made this one tough was taking the heat from those who thought we should not continue the search..
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Sun, April 22, 2001
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News: Politics of Everest Weather Forecasts
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
I was mistaken a couple days ago when I reported that the weather forecasts people are getting this year...
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Sat, April 21, 2001
6:25PM |
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News: Talking about the Weather
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
As we have for many years on Everest, we are getting our forecasts from the British Metrological Office
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Fri, April 20, 2001
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Essay: Trekking Tibet to Everest Basecamp
Riley Morton - Basecamp
The part I was looking forward to most was about to happen: The trek into Everest North Side Base Camp...
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Fri, April 20, 2001
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Essay: Some ill-defined Electricity
Dave Hahn - Basecamp
None of us wants our middle names appearing in text, describing our last days on Everest...
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Thu, April 19, 2001
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News: A Lull in the Action
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
This past week has seen weather and conspires to put the hold on progress.
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Thu, April 19, 2001
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News: Updates on Progress
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
Sherpas rest at BC and ABC.
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Wed, April 18, 2001
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Essay: Someone’s Trash is someone’s Treasure
Jochen Hemmleb - Basecamp
While residing at ABC a few days ago, support trekker Dick Dickerson and myself visited an old acquaintanc
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Wed, April 18, 2001
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Essay: Part 3: No Serious Medical Problems
Lee Meyers - Basecamp
In our core Team of climbers, we have had no serious medical problems.
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Wed, April 18, 2001
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Essay: Part 2: Acclimatization
Lee Meyers - Basecamp
The human body's responds to going to moderate or high altitude goes through a process know as acclimatization.
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Wed, April 18, 2001
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Essay: Medical on the Mountain
Lee Meyers - Basecamp
I have been an Emergency Room Doctor for the last 15+ years
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Wed, April 18, 2001
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Essay: Some Thoughts On Climbing
John Race - Base Camp
My view of Everest is shaped by the fact that I have spent the past 12 years guiding people up big mountains.
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Tue, April 17, 2001
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Essay: Refuting the Accusations
Andy Politz - Basecamp
There has been an accusation that in 1999 we had somehow ‘broken’ the body of George Mallory.
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Tue, April 17, 2001
5:30AM |
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Essay: Transitions on the Mountain
Tapley Richards - Basecamp
As did Mallory and Irvine, we still come down to Base Camp to retreat
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Sat, April 14, 2001
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Essay: What May 1st 1999 Meant to Me
Jake Norton - Basecamp
May 1, 1999 - one beautiful, lucky day.
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Sat, April 14, 2001
2:05AM |
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News: Storm Pulls Sherpas to ABC
Eric Simonson - Advanced Base Camp
We decided to pull them back to ABC
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Thu, April 12, 2001
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News: Basecamp Furnishings by Slumberjack
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
Thought you would enjoy seeing what the inside of our Basecamp communications tent looks like
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Thu, April 12, 2001
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News: Good Progress to Camp 5
Eric Simonson - ABC
I think we have a very good chance to see some exciting news in the next week or two. Good progress!
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Wed, April 11, 2001
3:00AM |
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News: Camp 5 Established
Eric Simonson - Camp 5
Camp 5 Established
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Wed, April 11, 2001
3:00AM |
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News: Client Climbers Join Us
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
An important part of our expedition this year are the client climbers joining us on the mountain
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Mon, April 09, 2001
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NEWS: Camp V Reached
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
It is a cold windy campsite, but is in perfect position...
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Sun, April 08, 2001
11:00PM |
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ESSAY: Boy, That's Old
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
I came across an old oxygen bottle below the First Step
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Sun, April 08, 2001
9:00PM |
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NEWS: North Col Camp Established
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
Today marks the first day that our team members have...
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Thu, April 05, 2001
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ESSAY: Ohio to Everest
Andy Politz - Basecamp
Growing up in Columbus, Ohio, played out in rock climbing in
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Thu, April 05, 2001
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NEWS: Discovery of O2 Bottle, Maybe 1922 Camp
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
Team members find site of 1922 Advanced Base Camp...
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Thu, April 05, 2001
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ESSAY: Traces of History
Jochen Hemmleb - Basecamp
Our team traveled almost as far back into the history...
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Wed, April 04, 2001
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ESSAY: Taking Out The Trash With The Treasure
Tap Richards - Basecamp
Memorabilia piled up in heaps of trash, near and around...
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Tue, April 03, 2001
11:50PM |
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NEWS: Trash and Treasure: First Discoveries
Jake Norton - Basecamp
One man's garbage is another's treasure
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Tue, April 03, 2001
10:20AM |
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ESSAY: Life at Everest ABC
Brent Okita - Basecamp
Our first cycle up the mountain is done. With one exception
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Mon, April 02, 2001
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NEWS: Establishing the Route
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
32 yaks head up today with the third yak train...
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Sat, March 31, 2001
2:00AM |
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ESSAY: Names and Faces of Nepali Climbing
Jake Norton - Basecamp
The idea of climbing the great Himalayan peaks is...
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Thu, March 29, 2001
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NEWS: North Col Reached
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
NORTH COL REACHED ON MARCH 29!!!!
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Mon, March 26, 2001
5:00AM |
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ESSAY: Basecamp Tour
John Race - Basecamp
Basecamp on the North side of Everest sits just under...
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Mon, March 26, 2001
4:45AM |
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ESSAY: Back to Rongbuk
Eric Simonson - Basecamp
This is my sixth expedition on the North Side now...
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Sun, March 25, 2001
10:00PM |
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ESSAY: Great Things Can Be Done
Dave Hahn - Basecamp
I have had five summit days on Mount Everest since 1991
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Sun, March 25, 2001
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ESSAY: Historical Research on Everest
Jochen Hemmleb - Basecamp
My reasons for being here are different...
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Thu, March 22, 2001
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ESSAY: Why I Am Here
John Race - Basecamp
This is my second attempt to climb Everest, and my fourth...
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