5th
June Ted has now arrived safely back in the UK.
23rd
May Sadly Travelling Ted did not make the summit of Everest this time, due to some slow queues approaching the Balcony Ted got very cold paws and was left with no choice but to descend. Never the less he still reached the impressive height of 8500m. he is now back at the South Col and is feeling very pleased with himself.
22nd
May Travelling Ted has arrived at the South Col, the highest camp on the South side of Everest, however the team have decided not to attempt the summit tonight. They will rest an extra day and attempt the summit tomorrow evening aiming to leave 8pm. The team will rest on oxygen during their stay at the South Col.
20th
May Travelling Ted and the team have ascended back up to camp 2 for the final time before their summit attempt. They will spend the next day resting before moving up to camp 3.
Ted Resting on oxygen at the South Col.
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Ted arriving at the South Col.
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Ascending the Lhotse Face Above Camp 3. |
View Across to Everest whilst approaching the Yellow Band.
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16th
May Travelling Ted is now resting at
Base Camp after spending 5 days above 6400m. The main objective
was to climb up the Lhotse Face to Camp 3 at 7100m. Ted ascended
the route twice staying at Camp 3 the final time for a night above
7000m. The next time Ted goes back up the mountain will be
to make a bid for the summit. Providing the weather is good
then Ted will aim to summit around the 22 or 23 May. More
pictures will follow after the summit attempt. Good luck Ted
you really are a brave little bear!!
28th
April It's been 11 days sisnce my last
update and rest asured I've been quite busy adjusting to these new
heady heights. Acclimatisation is the gradual process of the human
or bear body adjusting to the lack of oxygen and pressure in the
atmosphere. Myself and the team have spent our time climbing high
and sleeping low. Our first objective to overcome was the Khumbu
Ice Fall, this continually moving glacial flow is feared by many
climbers. Huge blocks of ice the size of houses loom over us as
we negotiate our way up through the ice fall. There are many large
crevassess (gaps in the ice) hundreds of feet deep, sometimes the
only way to cross these gaps are by strapping ladders together and
walking over them, as you will see in my pictures it's quite scary
at first. Some of the blocks of ice are so big we had to climb up
four ladders strapped end on end. It's all very hard work when the
air is so thin.
Not a time to be scared of heights crossing one of the many crevasses in the Khumbu Ice Fall. |
I hope those ladders are fastened together tightly.
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Gradually with the help of our sherpa team we have established higher camps on the mountain, Camp 1 is at a height of 6025m at the top of the Khumbu Ice Fall. Camp 2 is at a height of 6444m at the base of Everest's South West Face in the Western Cwm. We have stayed for two nights at both Camp 1 & 2. We are now starting to feel like we are making progress. Life is hard at camp 2, the air is so thin it is half that of sea level, so even resting at this height is physically demanding.
In the Western Cwm. Everest is on the left & Lhotse (4th Highest Mountain) just to the right of Stu. |
Resting at Camp 2. The Lhotse Face behind Ted's left paw is the next objective. Camp 3 is at 7500m on this face.
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We have now returned to Base Camp for a well earned rest. We aim to go back up to camp 2 around the 3rd May. We will then attempt to make progress up the lhotse face.
17th
April Well I have finally had time, after a bit of a rest, to set up my web page of my adventures to Everest with the Adventure Peaks team. Uncle Stu and the rest of the team have been looking after me every step of the way on the trek into Everest Base Camp. I was very glad of the water proof jacket, as we have had quite a of snow and it has been windy at times. Below are some of the pictures I have taken along the way on our trek to Base Camp:
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