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Team EVEREST 2019: Dress Rehearsal

Published Monday, 20th May 2019

As the team now wait for the weather window to attempt their summit push they are using valuable time at Base Camp to familiarise themselves with their kit and equipment. Rich said: “It’s important that the team are familiar with their kit and equipment, that the use of technical apparatus such ...

Team EVEREST 2019: Meeting the Sherpas

Published Monday, 20th May 2019

The team have now been introduced to the Sherpas who will be with them on summit night. It was a really special moment for Rich, Brendan, Scott, Joe and Tom to meet their personal Sherpa, who will undoubtedly be their absolute rock on summit night. They will be putting all their trust into these Sh...

Team EVEREST 2019: Active Rest Days

Published Monday, 20th May 2019

The team are now waiting for their weather window for the summit push. It is important that they still keep their legs active during their rest days so yesterday everyone took a leisurely walk to Gorak Shep (5180m). The team stopped along the way to enjoy the scenery and play ‘Mountain Jenga’! O...

Published Monday, 20th May 2019

Rich, Brendan, Joe, Scott and Tom returned to Base Camp after a successful push to Camp 3 but their descent through the Khumbu Icefall was not without some drama. The recent heavy snowfall and intense heat of the late morning sunshine has contributed to a constantly changing icefall to become unstab...

Team EVEREST 2019: Push to Camp 3

Published Thursday, 9th May 2019

Rich, Brendan, Joe, Scott and Tom were up at 5am this morning for their push from Camp 2 to Camp 3. They battled strong winds, wind chill temperatures as low as -30ºC, and the sheer blue ice of the Lhotse Face. Their determination paid off when 5 hours later they reached Camp 3, which at close to 7...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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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