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  Everest 2006: Fi and Paul: Windy and Cold at Base Camp


Location: Everest Base Camp
Altitude: 5350m
Local Time: 17:20, May 14
Weather: Windy, -5C in tents overnight

Hi It's Paul. Last night around 6pm the winds picked up and continued to be strong throughout the night. Some of the guy ropes on our tent were pulled out, but otherwise things were fine. Mary's tent held up well, probably because it has only been recently put up and the anchors are still strong. It's continued to be pretty gusty today, so not sure what is going on with the weather.

Mother's Day
It's Mother's Day in Australia, and we gave Mary a card and Fiona talked to her folks at home. We also did some washing, but because it was pretty cold it didn't dry at all. In fact I just bought mine in and it's frozen stiff as a board!

Resting & Eating
We are both resting up well and feeling good, although my voice is a little hoarse for some reason. Mary has bought us a new supply of medicine, so I am getting stuck into that. Mary is playing Scrabble as I write this with one of the other climbers. I am not sure of the score, but I don't think it will be going Mary's way, as there are some extremely good scrabble players here.

Just heard that Mary lost in the Scrabble game, but she didn't disgrace herself! Better luck next time.

Till Tomorrow,
Paul

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