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Plotting and Planning as Summit Bids Near

Dave Hahn — Wed, 14 May 2008 10:07:13 -0700

Hey, this is Dave Hahn, calling from Advance Base Camp, Mt. Everest, at about 21,300 feet. Nicky and Sanduk and I moved up this morning, nice clear

Part II: All Alone at Camp I with a Gorgeous View

Dave Hahn — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:44:50 -0700

GreatOutdoors, it's Dave Hahn again, Part II of that dispatch. It's now nighttime, standing at Camp I. We've got a moon out tonight,

All Alone at Camp I with a Gorgeous View

Dave Hahn — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:50:00 -0700

Dave Hahn here at Camp I, just under 20,000 feet, sitting in our little cook tent here with Nicky Messner and Sanduk Dorje. I think we're the only people in Camp I. I know we're the

Medal Round Coming Up

Mark Tucker — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:37:15 -0700

Namaste! Mark Tucker here, Dave is on his way up the podium for another rotation, it should be the last one before his summit push. Me, I’ll

Camp I Tomorrow, Camp II the Following Day

Dave Hahn — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:09:22 -0700

Viesturs Calls in Final Dispatch

Ed Viesturs — Sun, 11 May 2008 15:32:49 -0700

Hi everyone, it's Ed Viesturs calling on behalf of myself and John Stetson, it's Sunday May 11, happy Mothers Day to all the mothers out there. We're now back in Pond Inlet staying with our

Snowing Like Crazy on Mount Everest

Dave Hahn — Sun, 11 May 2008 10:52:25 -0700

GreatOutdoors, Dave Hahn at base camp, and another big day on Mount Everest. Not by me, I was just resting down at base camp today, but up on the mountain, where it counts, three

Sherpas Push Route to Yellow Band

Dave Hahn — Sat, 10 May 2008 08:58:20 -0700

This is Dave Hahn at Everest Base Camp, about 17,500 feet. Another rest day for myself and Nicky and Greg. Just taking it easy down here

Last Camp of the Trip on Baffin Island

Ed Viesturs — Sat, 10 May 2008 08:27:28 -0700

Hey everyone, it's Ed Viesturs and John Stetson calling from Baffin Island, it's about 7:30 Friday night, May 9, we're in our last and final camp of the trip.

Climbing on California's Lost Coast

Mike Rougeux — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:12:36 -0700

Three day weekends seem to have an air of importance and a sense of urgency. They are long enough to get out on a trip; yet still to short to cover much ground.

Consortium Effort Kicks into Gear

Dave Hahn — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:44:15 -0700

Teams Can Climb Without Restriction

Dave Hahn — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:36:31 -0700

Chinese Summit Everest

Dave Hahn — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:10:58 -0700

Another High Wind Day

Ed Viesturs — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:45:35 -0700

Grounded by Wind

John Stetson — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:51:10 -0700

Mark Tucker from Base Camp

Mark Tucker — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:14:14 -0700

12.5 Miles Today

John Stetson — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:29:51 -0700

Day to Re-establish the Safest Route

Dave Hahn — Mon, 05 May 2008 07:32:20 -0700

Great Outdoors, this is Dave Hahn calling you from the head of the Western Cwm.

Sleeping and Camping Systems

Ed Viesturs — Sun, 04 May 2008 23:59:23 -0700

I’m just going to continue with talking about our sleeping and camping systems.

Camped on a Beautiful Icy Blue Lake

Ed Viesturs — Sun, 04 May 2008 23:27:10 -0700

Hi everyone. It’s Ed Viesturs calling. Sunday May 4^{th.read more}

Poor Visibility and Heavy Snow at Camp I

Dave Hahn — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:05:44 -0700

GO this is Dave Hahn and I'm up and Camp I almost 20000 feet in the Western Cwm with Nicky Messner and Sanduk Dorje and my good friend Kurt

Mark Tucker Calling from Lobuche

Mark Tucker — Sun, 04 May 2008 16:44:48 -0700

Namaste, GreatOutdoors.com, this is expedition leader Mark Tucker calling from Lobuche, looking forward to the season a head and working

Blue is Cracking Like Rice Crispies

John Stetson — Sun, 04 May 2008 16:41:29 -0700

Hello, John Stetson here on May 3^rd, Ed Viesturs and I are curled up in our sleeping bag were camped at the toe of a glacier we crossed

First Snow of the Season Hits Everest Base Camp as Cyclone approaches

Dave Hahn — Sat, 03 May 2008 09:07:22 -0700

Editor's Note: This is a sensitive time on Mount Everest. The Chinese national climbing team is attempting the peak from the north side of Mount Everest,

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Best but most challenging day so far

Ed Viesturs — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:07:20 -0700

Hi everyone, it's Ed Viesturs calling, May 2^nd, about 8 p.m. We had a pretty cool day today, we went about 11 miles, it was one of the most interesting and also the most
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May 1st and All is Well

John Stetson — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:18:45 -0700

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Best day yet, Part II

Ed Viesturs — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:01:02 -0700

Just to continue finishing with the boots, they are a Vibram soled boot with a heavy duty cloth upper with two layers of felt inner boot,
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Best day yet as Ed and John make almost 12 miles across the ice

Ed Viesturs — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:43:14 -0700

Hey it's Ed Viesturs, Wednesday, April 30, we're at our third camp. I think our transmission got cut off yesterday, we were only able to ski about four hours, last few hours we
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IMG 2008 Everest Expedition Approaches Halfway Point

Mark Tucker — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:52:24 -0700
Namaste, Mark Tucker here. Greetings from Base Camp on the south side of Mount Everest. I would say that the spring of 08 climbing season is officially halfway over.
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High winds hamper travel for Viesturs and Stetson

John Stetson — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:48:52 -0700

Hello there, this is John and Ed out on the trail, pretty good day, couldn't travel very long. We got sort of a wake up call when we got
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