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Moro and Urubko Summit
Base Camp - Wednesday, May 24, 2000

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Morrison

Editor's Note: The following story was emailed today from Everest Base Camp by Dan Morrison, Quokka Sports/MountainZone.com correspondent.

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After having everything imaginable go wrong that could wrong, Simone Moro summitted Everest this morning at 10:40am with his Kazakhstan climbing partner Denis Urubko. Moro used oxygen, Urubko did not.

Moro fell ill at Camp IV on the South Col, 26,000 feet, yesterday morning. He began vomiting. An experienced climber, Moro knew not to push his luck, so he wisely decided to make the rest of the trip to the top with supplemental oxygen. He offered to pay Robert Link of the Expedition 8000/Mountain Link expedition for two bottles. Link told him to forget the payment and loaned him what he needed.

Moro's radio was not functioning well during his climb, but this morning he was able to inform Base Camp he had summitted.

He was feeling well and both he and Urubko had no problems on their descent to the South Col.

The next time we heard from Moro he was attempting to organize a rescue effort this evening.

At about 6:30pm, some members of Bob Hoffman's camp arrived in our camp to ask if we had anyone still at the South Col who could help rescue a Sherpa who was out of oxygen above the Balcony and was in trouble, apparently suffering from frostbite.

Since all our climbers were down, Robert Link radioed Moro and asked if he could help.

Once notified, Moro offered to strap on some oxygen and to go up to help bring the incapacitated Sherpa down safely. He offered to enlist Urubko in the rescue effort as well.

While Moro was trying to get his gear together, the Hoffman camp called to report that several of the Hoffman Sherpas had finally been able to drag the unconscious Sherpa down the gully and to the safety of their tents on the Col.

Simone Moro was able to go back to his sleeping bag and get some well earned rest.

— Dan Morrison, Quokka Sports/MountainZone.com Everest Correspondent

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