Dru Posted April 13, 2004 Posted April 13, 2004 oh well...i bet she gets higher on the mountain than AlpineK anyways Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted April 13, 2004 Posted April 13, 2004 I can suck water from a 80 million year old rock   I bet Fred Beckey wants her phone number now. Quote
hrothgar Posted April 13, 2004 Posted April 13, 2004 I'm impressed. Cheerleader does climbing! We need more of this. Quote
sk Posted April 13, 2004 Posted April 13, 2004 I just read some of the journals  this scares me. I hope she doesn't die Quote
Dru Posted April 16, 2004 Posted April 16, 2004 APRIL 14TH CAMP 2 Â Â IT WAS NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE THAT OUR TENT SURVIVED THE HOWLING GALES THAT PERSISTED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. I THOUGHT WE MAY DO A MARY POPPINS INTO THE KHUMBU ICEFALL. AT 6.00AM AFTER A RADIO CALL WITH RODRIGO IT WAS DECIDED THAT WE WERE GOING TO MOVE UP TO CAMP 2 TODAY. OUR BAGS HAD TO BE READY AT 6.40AM FOR THE SHERPAS TO TAKE UP. I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW STRONGLY I FEEL THAT EVEREST IS UNCLIMBABLE WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE SHERPAS. THEY ARE TRULY AMAZING. Â WE HAD BREAKFAST AT 830AM AN THEN I WENT AND DID ANOTHER CHAT WITH THE DISCOVERY TEAM DURING THE BRIEF BREAKS FROM THE ICY WINDS. THEIR CAMERAMAN FRANKIE, FINDS IT ALMOST WARM HERE ( HE LIVES IN CANADA) AND I WAS AMAZED TO SEE HE WASN'T WEARING A PARKA OR GLOVES!!! Â MISAIL, ANDRONICO, MYSELF AND PALDE OUR COOK, HEADED UP TO CAMP 2. THE LADDERS ARE NOW UNBELIEVABLE SHAKEY AS YOU CROSS THEM, I GUESS ALL THE WEAR AND TEAR OF LOADS BEING FERRIED UP TO CAMP 2. Â A HUGE AVALANCHE HAD SLIPPED FROM THE SIDE OF NUPTSE TO COVER OUR ROUTE, I DON'T THINK WE WOULD BE AROUND TO TELL THE TALE IF THE AVALANCHE HAD CAUGHT US. IT TOOK US 1 HOUR 5 MINS TO REACH CAMP 2, I WAS FEELING FINE UNTIL ABOUT 15 MINS AWAY FROM OUR TENT WHEN SUDDENLY ALL MY ENERGY WAS GONE. I WAS PAINFULLY SLOW WALKING TO OUR CAMPSITE AND THEN REVITALIZED MYSELF WITH A CHOCOLATE BISCUIT. THIS IS OUR ADVANCED BASE CAMP SO IM TRYING TO MAKE THE TENT AS HOMELY AS POSSIBLE AS WE MAY SPEND SOME TIME HERE. WE ARE AT 21,500 FEET AND IT WILL BE THE HIGHEST THAT I HAVE SLEPT BEFORE. IM NOW CHILLING IN MY TENT, HAVING HAD A VERY GARLICKY MEAL COOKED BY PALDE. Â THE PLAN IS TOMORROW THAT WE HEAD DIRECTLY DOWN TO BASE CAMP SHOULD TAKE US AROUND 5 HOURS. IM NOW IN A HEATED DISCUSSION WITH ANDRONICO AS TO WHO WILL WEAR THE KNEE PADS!!!! IM TORN WITH DYING TO BE BACK AT BASE CAMP AND THE FACT THAT WE WILL HAVE TO SCHLEPP ALL THE WAY BACK UP TO CAMP 2 AFTER SOME REST AT BC. Â WE ARE ALL IN GOOD SPIRITS, I CANNOT WAIT TO WASH MY HAIR..IHAVENT HAD A SHOWER SINCE KHUMJUNG CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, MORE THAT 2 WEEKS!!!! ADIOS FROM CAMP 2. Â annabelle honey you can wear the knee pads with me anytime Quote
pindude Posted April 16, 2004 Posted April 16, 2004 OMG This is some of the best stuff on the net. I was wondering when we'd be able to read her next journal entry. Thanks for staying on top of her, I mean things, Dru! Quote
Dru Posted May 6, 2004 Posted May 6, 2004 it sounds like annabelle is getting "bail" minded. quitter!  YOU PROBABLY WONT HEAR FROM ME FOR FOUR DAYS UNTIL IM BACK AT BASE CAMP - I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE WE ARE OFF TO.. OUR DOWN VALLEY TRIP SEEMS TO EMPHASISE THE WHOLE SUMMIT DEAL EVEN MORE TO ME AND IM REALLY STARTING TO GET NERVOUS NOW..THE THOUGHT OF GOING BACK INTO THE ICEFALL AGAIN...OVER AND OUT FROM EVEREST BASECAMP AND ILL REPORT IN AS SOON AS I GET ON LINE... Quote
Ducknut Posted May 6, 2004 Posted May 6, 2004 (edited) She really gets around: Â Â I BUMPED DIRECTLY INTO ED VIESTERS. I WAS BASICALLY IN MY PAJAMAS AND A NORTH FACE JACKET Â LISA CANT GET OVER HOW EARLY WE GO TO BED HERE!! Â Edited May 6, 2004 by Ducknut Quote
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