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Adv. Base Camp Climbing to Camp 1 Climbing to Camp 2 |
Climbing to Camp 3 The Summit Day The Summit |
Descent from the Summit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Drive to Base Camp | All photographs ©. Not to be used without permission. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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map of the route from Kathmandu in Nepal to the Everest North side base camp in
Tibet. |
 1998:
An avalanche blocked the pass throught the Himalaya for several days, while
Chinese workers dug a way through with spades. |
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 Bodinath,
one of the famous Buddhist stupas in Kathmandu. |
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 The spectacular pass through the Himalaya from Kathmandu up to the Tibetan plateau. |
 A Tibetan on the plateau, with Shishapangma (14th highest mountain in the world at 8013 metres) in the background. |
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 Above: The northern side of the Himalaya seen from the PangLa Pass. Right: Everest seen from the PangLa. |
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| Views of Everest from base camp | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Base Camp living (5300 metres) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Our base camp in spring of 1998, with Everest in the distance. |
 The Sherpas building the altar for the puja and stringing prayer flags. |
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 Padam Maygar in the base camp kitchen tent. |
 A base camp supper on the 1998 expedition. |
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 Cathy and Ian at base camp in 1999. |
 Loading yaks with equipment to carry up the glacier to advanced base camp. |
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| Advanced Base Camp (6500 metres) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Walking up the East Rongbuk glacier, part of a 16 kilometre long trek to get to Advanced Base Camp. |
 Beyond ABC is the 500-metre-high wall up to the North Col (at 7000 metres) - this is where the technical climbing begins. |
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| Climbing up to Camp One (7000 metres) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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and right:Ian climbing up the 500-metre-high snow face that leads up to the North Col. |
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Ian climbing in stormy weather.Right: a Tibetan climber abseiling back down. |
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 Ian climbing towards the North Col, with the North-East ridge in the distance. |
 Camp 1, at 7000 metres on the North Col, in 1998, with the peak of Changste behind. |
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| Climbing to Camp Two (7600 metres) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Above: Looking up at the north ridge (snow ridge on left) and the north-east ridge (skyline) of Everest, from camp 1. Right: Looking back down at camp 1 on the North Col. |
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 Above: Camp 2, at 7600 metres, in spring of 1998, with Cho Oyu (world's 6th highest mountain) in the distance. Left: Cathy bundled up against the intensely cold winds. |
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 Three of the Sherpas at the site of camp 2. |
 Cathy filling a thermos in the camp 2 tent. |
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| Climbing to Camp Three (8300 metres) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A Tibetan climber on the rocky north ridge. The East Rongbuck glacier, and the
site of Advanced Base Camp, can be seen below him.
Right: Jangbu Sherpa climbing up the North Face of Everest, with the summit pyramid in the distance. |
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 Above: looking back down the North Face to the central Rongbuk glacier. Left: Cathy and the Sherpas at 8000 metres on the North Face. |
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 Above: Pemba at Camp 3 in 1999, with the Tibetan Plateau in the distance. Right: Ian inside the Camp 3 tent, a bottle of oxygen in front of him, and Pemba in the doorway. |
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| The Summit Day Ascent | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 The three rock steps on the North East ridge, from left to right, 1st, 2nd and 3rd. |
 Cathy on 24 May 1998, in goretex-covered down jacket and oxygen mask. |
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 Above: Jangbu sits on the north face, after the traverse above the 3rd Step, in 1999. Cho Oyu is in the distance. Right: The first step with the position of the body of Francys Arsentiev marked on the right (taken in 1999). |
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 Jangbu climbs towards the summit, 29 May 1999. The Kangshung Face drops away on the left. |
 Ian approaches the summit, 29 May 1999. The Central Rongbuk glacier and Tibetan plateau lie behind him. |
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| The Summit, 29 May 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Left: Jangbu (left) and Pemba Sherpa on the summit, 24 May 1998. Above: arriving at the summit, 29 May 1999. |
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 Above: Jangbu Sherpa on the summit in 1999, with a photo of the Dalai Lama on the left, and various Buddhist prayer flags. Left: Cathy on the summit in 1999, with Makalu (5th highest) behind. She was now the 1st women to climb Everest from N and S sides. |
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from left to right - Cathy, Pemba and Ian on the summit, 29 May 1999.Right: Jangbu Sherpa taking the photograph on the left. Cho Oyu is visible in the distance. |
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| Descent from the Summit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ian (left) and Pemba descend the summit ridge above the 3rd Step. On the left in the background is the rest of the NE ridge. |
 Ian descends the 1st Step, with Pemba below him. |
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Cathy descending the NE ridge, below the 1st Step.Right: Cathy takes a drink break at the foot of the North Col face, the climbing now safely completed. |
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