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By Doug Sovern
Location: Everest Base Camp
Date: May 10, 2000
Hey Gang!
I'm alive and well at 18,000+ feet. I've tried to call people and
KCBS the last couple of days but the satellite phones have been
crapping out. Probably all the snow we've been having here on Everest.
Now I've found someone with a solid connection and a laptop, so....
Greetings from Everest Base Camp! What an awesome adventure! Yesterday,
we summitted Kala Pattar, at 18,500 feet, with incredible views
of the Everest Summit. Today we actually climbed partway up Everest,
something that was not on the itinerary! We climbed up thru the
Khumbu Ice Fall, to 18,250 feet, using the fixed ropes and everything.
It was the most fun I've had in the snow in years. It was a bit
hairy, but what a blast! We stopped at the point where people die,
and turned around, with our mountaineer pals. Now it's all downhill
from here; we leave Base Camp tomorrow and start heading down the
mountain. No one has reached the summit yet; the weather has been
unexpectedly atrocious, with heavy snow and fierce winds up top.
The snow is chest high up on top, so no one has been able to make
it. Perhaps this weekend. Signing off for now... and hoping to do
a live shot on the radio shortly.
Love, Doug
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