Everest 2006: ANDALUCIA EVEREST EXPEDITION 2006

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Andalucia Everest will climb the North Face.

This is their schedule:

April 14
            Departure to the Chinese border.

April 15 - 19
            Travel to the Chinese Base Camp

April 20- May 30
            Days of acclimatization and mountain climbing

May 31- June 1
            Return from Base Camp to the border

June 2
            Arrival to Katmandu

June 3 - 4
            Free days in Katmandu doing the last paper work

June 5
            Flight departure and arrvial to Madrid and Sevilla.

Dispatches

Earlier Update: GALA DINNER FOR ANDALUCIA EVEREST EXPEDITION

La Raza Restaurant gathered members of the expedition, authorities and the media

The major of Sevilla, Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín; the Secretary General of Sports of Junta de Andalucía, Manuel Jiménez Barrios; city council chairman Alfonso Gómez Rodríguez de Celis, directors of the media, chiefs of sports sections, journalists from the press, radio and television of Sevilla; other representatives of the City, from Tourism, Commerce and Sports Council and from Deporte Andaluz, sponsors like RTVA and Merkamueble as well as family and friends of C. D. Siete Cumbres (Seven Summits Sports Club), gathered last night in La Raza Restaurant to celebrate a gala dinner for Andalucía Everest Expedition.

Juan Antonio Huisa and Pedro López will leave for the Himalayas next 26, along with journalist Javier Blázquez and cameraman Daniel Bueno.

Javier Blázquez

Translated from Spanish by Jorge Rivera

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