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Danny Avison
 IP: 117.47.111.103 Apr 3, 08 - 8:51 AM |
Rawai Student Climbs Mount Everest
Nickki & Cheryl are currently @ Katmandu preparing for their Mount Everest Summit Climb. |
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DannY Avison
IP: 117.47.203.37 May 8th, 2008 - 7:50 AM |
Re: Rawai Student Climbs Mount Everest
Back at Base Camp - May 6, 10.15pm (AEST) Yeeha! We're finally heading in the right direction!! With the massive snowstorm of yesterday having blown through we set out from Pheriche to a magic day- warm and blue skies. We'd decided there was no need to stop on Lobuche this time as we are acclimatised at these altitudes, so we pushed through passing trekkers, having showdowns with yaks and generally in great spirits, knowing we were going back to the starting line! We pulled into base camp, after a long-ish lunch at Gorak Shep- in about 7 hours just beating the first snow flurries. Within minutes the familiar sound of the mighty roar of a giant avalanche coming down greeted us!   
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DannY Avison
IP: 117.47.109.190 May 10th, 2008 - 3:53 PM |
Re: Rawai Student Climbs Mount Everest
All morning planes and choppers flew around the summit documenting the Chinese success. At the top of the icefall, 1.5 hours from camp, the most beautiful thing happened. We saw a rainbow in the most vivid colours circling the sun. It extended throughout the sky as far as the eye could see. TO make the ring, it was like two rainbows joined together. As we climbed higher we realised there was a third one which traversed the sky above the Lotse face of Everest. This one had even deeper, almost surreal colours. We all stood and stared, no one had seen anything like it. THis entire expedition has been worth it for the miracle and profound beauty we witnessed today in those rainbows.   
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DannY Avison
IP: 117.47.201.29 May 13th, 2008 - 9:56 AM |
Re: Rawai Student Climbs Mount Everest
To be climbing well and truly above the clouds on the tallest mountain on earth is like walking in a dream! That night though, we wished we were dreaming because sleeping at 7400m, taller than any mountain in the southern hemisphere is no easy feat! And being up there with no supplementary oxygen has certainly depleted some brain cells! The night was rather comical, 3 in a tent, Victor sandwiched between us 2 girls. All of us had a splitting headache and you can't go anywhere because the tent is balanced precariously on a ledge. This is where the concept of a "poo rope" comes in. You tie it around your waist and get dangled in the privacy of a terrifyingly large crevasse. Needless to say we all spent most of the afternon giggling about it. But everyone waited until back at camp 2 to go again. Ah the joys of mountaineering. 
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