Adventure Peaks Everest South Side Expedition
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Route: South East Ridge
Stu Peacock, Peter Brittleton, Mark Brown, Heong Chong, Ed Maxwell, Mark Procter, Peter White and Matt Williams
EXPEDITION NOW FINISHED
28th May: Everyone except Heong and Stu are now heading back to Lukla and Kathmandu aiming to arrive around the 30th May and fly home soon after. Heong and Stu hope to be back at Base Camp around 30th May and will spend a couple of nights there with the plan of arriving back in Kathmandu around 4th or 5th June.
24th May: After the teams success, the group are now progressing down towards base camp. Peter White and Mark Brown have reached Base Camp, Peter Brittleton, Ed, Mark and Matt have descended to Camp 2 and will finally return to base in the morning. Heong is staying at Camp 3 on the Lhotse Face with Stu.
23rd May: Mark Procter & Peter Brittleton summited around 2.00am GMT and are now safely back at the South Col Camp. Matt Williams summited along with Nuru and Dowaat 4.00am GMT. Stu & Ed Maxwell turned round at the balcony due to very cold feet and are now safely back at High Camp. Heong & Dorjee gave it their all but sensibly turned back just above the South Summit and are now back in the South Col Camp. Peter White & Mark Brown are also back at high camp. It is unconfirmed how far they got. The team are settling in for the night with plenty of oxygen and tea and will continue their descent tomorrow.
22nd May: The team have been spending the day resting on oxygen and hydrating before setting off on their summit bid around 8pm local time (3.15pm our time). The conditions are good, the route is open and the fixed lines are in place. The plan is to reach the Summit around 10.00am (5.15am).
21st May: The team have now arrived at Camp 4 after a very long, hot day. They have made a group decision to rest at Camp 4 for one day and make their summit bid tomorrow evening one day later than anticipated.
20th May: The team are now safely at Camp 3, half way up the Lhotse Face. Everyone is well and looking for an early start tomorrow to head up to Camp 4 on the South Col. From here, if the weather is good, they will begin their summit bid around 11pm (local time) tomorrow evening.
18th May: The team have now reached Camp 2. They will spend a rest day here tomorrow before heading to Camp 3 on Tuesday where they will sleep with the aid of oxygen. From here they will continue up to the South Col. The weather report is still favourable for a possible summit day on 22 May.
14th May: The team are now safely back at Base Camp with the acclimatisation phase completed. Everyone's well and will enjoy a few rest days before beginning their summit attempt. They are hoping to summit around the 21st May, depending on the weather of course.
12th May: Everyone has now successfully visited Camp 3 at 7100m and are safely back at Camp 2 for a rest day. Tomorrow they will make the climb to Camp 3 again with the intention of climbing higher and spending a night above 7000m.
10th May: With Everest now open again the team have wasted no time by getting back to Camp 2. The plan is to have a rest day today, ascend to Camp 3 and back to Camp 2 on the 11th, rest on the 12th and hopefully spend a night at Camp 3 on the 13th.
1st May: Mount Everest has today been officially closed. The Nepalese side of Everest is closed for two days, May 1 and May 2, to allow the Olympic flame to reach the summit of the mountain – from the Chinese side. As with all the other expeditions here, we will wait for the all clear before going back up.
28th April: Over the last few days the team have been up to Camp 1 and 2 for overnight stops. They are now all at Base Camp for there well deserved rest. After a couple of days it is then hoped to finish the acclimatisation trips with a visit to Camp 3.
21st April: Everyone is safely back at Base Camp after their first foray into the Western Cwm and looking forward to a couple of days rest. The whole team has now spent at least one night at Camp 1.
19th April: The whole team, apart from Pete Brittleton, went to Camp 1 yesterday. Stu Peacock returned to Base Camp and will head back up with Pete tomorrow. Everyone else is spending a second night at Camp 1.
17th April: Having had a few restful days the team plan to head up to Camp 1 tomorrow, Friday 18th April, for the night.
15th April: Since arriving at Base Camp the team has had a couple of rest days, also they have been busy sorting through gear, with a trip up into the Khumbu Ice Fall.
13th April: The team have arrived at Everest Base Camp