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Plane Hopping Back to New York
Sunday, December 26, 1999, 8:32am PST
"So, the end decision, while it is very disappointing, there isn't a whole lot else that we could do..."

Climb Cancelled Due to Sherpa's Health
Wednesday, December 22, 1999, 10:54pm PST
"We've spent the last 24 hours looking at every option we could, but with Lhakpa not feeling so good yet and really needing to get to a lower altitude..."

Lhakpa Dorji's Health Still in Question
Wednesday, December 22, 1999, 5:52am PST
"...he hasn't been improving nearly as quick as I thought. I don't think it is altitude related because that's pretty rare with Sherpas when they get down this low..."

Monitoring Lhakpa Dorji's Condition
Saturday, December 18, 1999, 10:04am PST
"We came down that day and rested and Lhakpa started to feel a bit sick. We've been carrying quite a few loads up the glaciers since we couldn't get yaks up to Camp III, and so he's feeling a bit weary..."

Waiting on the Jet Stream
Tuesday, December 14, 1999, 1:18am PST
"...We just have to wait until the jet stream moves either north or south, so we can make a shot for the summit...."

Videos at Base Camp
Sunday, December 12, 1999, 12:44am PST
"...we're heading back up tomorrow to Camp II, and then on to Camp III and want to have a look at the higher mountain — weather permitting....."

Windy at Camp III
Tuesday, December 7, 1999, 12:47am PST
"The last couple of days we've been shoveling loads up from I to Camp II and then from Camp II on to Camp III. The yaks couldn't go past Camp I...."

Breaking Trail
Tuesday, November 30, 1999, 1:58am PST
"Unfortunately, the rock-highway is a little bit snowed under right now, so we're breaking trail occasionally. We'll be headed out tomorrow to look up around the corner and see what Advanced Base Camp looks like..."

Moving on Up
Sunday, November 28, 1999, 3:47am PST
"I'm using the British camp system, which is kind of Camp I at about 5,600, Camp II at 6,000, and Camp III which is ABC 6,400 meters. We had a couple of very bad storm days at Base Camp, with the wind blowing very high..."

Acclimatizing in Base Camp
Tuesday, November 23, 1999, 3:44am PST
"From Nyalam we went over a pass, at about 17,000ft, the Nyalam La and on to Tingri which is just below Cho Oyu and Everest, which we could see both very, very clearly..."

All Packed Up in Kathmandu
Thursday, November 18, 1999, 9:27pm PST
"Everything is all packed, I don't think it's much different from what you'd take on a normal expedition..."

Get an Extra Two Meters to Climb
Sunday, November 14, 1999, 6:53pm PST
"...I've got two more meters to climb according to Brad Washburn, which makes us all happy I'm sure,..."