Category Archives: Expedition Diary
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Live Whisky Tasting
May 11, 2012
Last night, 7pm BST, the Walking With The Wounded Summit team and the Glenfiddich Pioneers participated in a world first … a LIVE whisky tasting from Everest base camp. The Team and the Pioneers were introduced by a London studio panel featuring presenter Monty Halls, WWTW Founders Ed Parker and Simon Daglish, Glenfiddich’s Jamie Milne …
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Glenfiddich Whisky Tasting LIVE from Everest Base Camp
May 9, 2012
See the live broadcast here. Following the decision to postpone this year’s Everest summit attempt, The Walking With the Wounded expedition team will be toasting their last day at Everest Base Camp by taking part in the world’s highest ever whisky tasting. The live broadcast will take place on Thursday 10th May at 19:00 (BST) …
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Breaking news from Martin Hewitt
May 8, 2012
It is with great disappointment and respect for our expedition lead guide that I write the following blog. Since our return from climbing to the base of the Lhotse wall on Everest there have been a number of meetings with guides, lead sherpa, expedition managers and the ice field doctors. Whilst I’ve maintained a fairly …
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Breaking news from David Wiseman
May 8, 2012
Please hear David Wiseman’s breaking news here. [Transcript to follow shortly]
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A delay in proceedings
May 4, 2012
Hi, hello everyone this is Jaco here, team member of the 2012 Everest expedition. The whole team is now safely back in Base Camp after making our descent at five o’clock this morning in quite risky conditions. It was -20° as we set off, with fresh snow fallen through the night covering the beaten track. …
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We now wait for the weather
May 4, 2012
I’ve just returned to Base Camp after one of the most scenic, emotional, frustrating and demanding weeks of my life. We departed for camp 3 (7300m) a week ago. Our route took us through the notorious Khumbu ice field at 01:00am. Why in the middle of the night? Because it is the coldest time of …
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David Wiseman reviews the challenging conditions
May 4, 2012
Hi, it’s Wisey here from the 2012 Everest Summit team. We’re back down at Base Camp after spending 8 days up on the ‘hill’. We’re sent eight days at Camp 2, which is around about six and a half thousand metres, but we went up to the base of the Lhotse Ice Face as well, …
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Jaco updates us on the Camp 2 trek
April 29, 2012
Hello everyone. Jaco here – Jaco van Gass. It is the 29th of April our second day in Camp 2, making our way up Mt Everest. Yesterday morning we left about one o’clock from Everest Base Camp making our way to crampon point, which is the start of the Khumbu Ice Fall, and making our …
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The Doc explains the final preparation
April 27, 2012
The team has spent many months preparing for this challenge and Francis ‘The Doc’ Atkinson explains the final few things which need to be finalised prior to heading onwards and upwards to the top of Mt Everest.
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Final Day in Base Camp
April 26, 2012
Hello everyone, this is Jaco here leaving a voicemail for you all. Today is our final day in Base Camp – we are all set and ready to go. The first team has left last night, round about one o’clock and made their way through Khumbu Ice Fall all safe and sound, passing Camp 1 …
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