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South Col Expedition Dispatches
April 1-13, 2000: Trekking to Base Camp
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The Last Real Mattress
Thursday, April 13, 2000
"It was quite nice to be able to spend some time indoors; it'll be our last chance for quite a while to have electricity and to listen to music and a real mattress...."

Wildlife Observations #1

Expedition Highlights: Good Music and Food
Wednesday, April 12, 2000
"...he does in fact play a pretty mean violin and harmonica and practically every camp we've had ad lib music sessions that have been great interest to all of us, as well as a tremendous audience of local Nepalese..."

The Gift of Giardia
Tuesday, April 11, 2000
"For me it was a little bit of a taxing day, yesterday. I had a little gift from Kathmandu; I came down with some giardia two nights ago...."

In the Footsteps of Buddha
Monday, April 10, 2000
"...we'll proceed on up to the hill to Lobuche. Now the "che" ending, if you do not know, means "in the footsteps of Buddha" and he was reported to have traveled these very same trails..."

Puja with the Rinpoche
Sunday, April 9, 2000
"...we took some time yesterday in Thyangboche and visited the Rinpoche of Thyangboche who is kind of the chief monk of the monastary..."

The Hillary School
Saturday, April 8, 2000
"...we visited the Hillary School — right there in downtown Khumjung — gift from Hillary who owes the local Sherpas so much that his given back to them many, many times over. As a matter of fact, he visited the day before yesterday..."

Acclimating and Feeling Good
Friday, April 7, 2000
"...we had about an eight-hour hiking day round trip between Namche Bazaar and Thame. Enjoyed a good lunch at Thame. Everybody felt very good still with energy to spare when we came back..."

Everything's Fit To Go
Thursday, April 6, 2000
"Another thing that was very hot on our list yesterday was checking our...bottles out and making sure that we had topped-off bottles and we checked the pressure gage on every bottle..."

Sunrise Pinks the Eastern Face
Wednesday, April 5, 2000
"The team is going to reunite today after the arrival of our last member. They're going to fly up in a helicopter as well and we should then be eight of us, all spending several days in Namche and the surrounding area trying to get acclimatized...."

Thin Air in Our Lungs
Tuesday, April 4, 2000
"The team is going to reunite today after the arrival of our last member. They're going to fly up in a helicopter as well and we should then be eight of us, all spending several days in Namche and the surrounding area trying to get acclimatized...."

Super Stupa
Sunday, April 2, 2000
"...we walked around the gigantic stupa of Bodhnath, the way I like to think about it is the 'super stupa.' It is huge. The biggest one I think in Nepal...."

Ambiance of Kathmandu
Saturday, April 1, 2000
"This morning we got up early to see the sunrise over at the Monkey Temple, just on the west end of town. Fascinating place, prayer wheels spinning, flags flying, monkeys begging, just a wonderful place to visit...."

In the Beginning
Saturday, April 1, 2000
"Kathmandu is a brash young child, yet as old as the hills that cradle it. The familiar sounds and odors refresh the visual impact of this most fantastic community. It's a sensual kaleidescope of soul-sculpting impressions..."