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Team Reaches South Col
South Col - Sunday, May 21, 2000
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Editor's Note: Ellie Henke has called from Base Camp to report the team is experiencing battery problems and they will call back.
Okay, here you go. Good Morning Mountain Zone, this is Vern Tejas for Alpine Ascents International reporting from Everest. Well guess what kids? We're at the South Col. ...between two high points, the high points in this case are Lhotse and Mount Everest...Unfortunately, we've been...we 've got wind, we've got snow just drifting around and we've got...we're in a holding pattern....right now, it doesn't look so good, we'd rather just....and rest if we can. [transmission fails] ...into an attempt and we're breathing oxygen [transmission fails]
— Vern Tejas, Alpine Ascents Guide and MountainZone.com Correspondent
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