1 August 2007 Carstensz Pyramid. The Seventh Summit.
posted by Victor Saunders on Aug 22, 2007 @ 08:48:52 am
At 3am on 3 August Sam, Dave and Wim (the usual suspects) plus myself and Kees t Hooft arrived at read more |
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17 May 2007... Summit Day!
posted by Victor Saunders on May 29, 2007 @ 03:58:48 pm
On 13 May we had gained sufficient support from the conflicting weather reports to hope the weather would turn good. read more |
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FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
posted by Victor Saunders on May 08, 2007 @ 12:34:15 am
Fate is perverse. There is no doubt about that. After Guy Cotter's letter about the ice fall (see previous blog), read more |
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Khumbu Ice Fall
posted by Victor Saunders on Apr 28, 2007 @ 12:36:03 pm
A few days ago Guy Cotter (Adventure Consultants) wrote a letter complaining about the state of the fixed ropes in read more |
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Kathmandu; 31 April 2007
posted by Victor Saunders on Apr 02, 2007 @ 10:08:40 am
I am back in Kathmandu for the start of the 2007 Everest season. We will be the same team as read more |
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Cho Oyu 10 October 2006
posted by Victor Saunders on Oct 13, 2006 @ 09:56:10 pm
It has been a long time since the last blog, and a lot has happened in between. The last piece read more |
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Shigatse 2 september 2006
posted by Victor Saunders on Sep 02, 2006 @ 03:48:16 pm
Shigatse Temple, our third Tibetan temple in two days, is a magnificent sprawling edifice with one huge Buddha. The man read more |
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Trango 25 August 2006
posted by Victor Saunders on Aug 26, 2006 @ 04:01:03 am
The gathering of the clans has begun. One by one they will appear here in Kathmandu. Friends and familiar faces. read more |
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Tomas Olsson's Funeral
posted by Joost Schreve on Jun 06, 2006 @ 12:05:40 pm
Tomas Olsson's funeral will be held on June 16th at 1.00 pm, at the St Sigfrid's Cemetery in Borås, Sweden. read more |
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30 May 2006 Kathmandu
posted by Victor Saunders on May 30, 2006 @ 04:39:21 pm
We met them three times in all. The first time was on 7 May under the Lhotse Face during our read more |
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Everest Basecamp
posted by Victor Saunders on May 22, 2006 @ 07:01:47 am
We reached the summit of Everest at 1100.hrs on 19 May 2006. Seven members and seven Sherpas of the AC read more |
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Tomas' body found
posted by Joost Schreve on May 20, 2006 @ 09:22:20 pm
I am very sad to report that Tomas Olsson has been found dead. His father reported the news. The world read more |
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