This morning everyone arrived for breakfast except Hassie or
Neill, that’s right Hassie, so after a good breakfast Andy and I decided to
descend to BC for a rest, I had agreed this with Jonathan yesterday after
feeling so unwell, although feeling fine today we agreed that this was best
for the long term, Everest isn’t a spirit it’s marathon and I am going to be
there at the finish. Just a short note of thanks to Jonathan he has virtually
seen half the people at BC and half the people at ABC his surgery has never
stopped since arriving here, and the main cause of illness, altitude.
So Andy and I headed off down to BC this morning. This was a
long walk of 22km in total but was really enjoyable as we met Phil from the
Everest max team, one of Swedish guys who is planning to ski off the summit! I
gave him some advice: “don’t do it” and “sharpen your edges”, then we met the
Army west ridge guys and spent a while with them, Everest has been great for
making friends and all the boys and girls from the British Isles have been
fantastic, I suppose we are all in it together and everyone is looking out for
one another.
Thankfully Andy I have been well fed and are sitting in a
heated mess tent, I wonder how miserable the others are? Luckily for Andy his
adventure up Everest is now complete and he’ll not have to venture that way
again, he damaged a rib through coughing so much, so I’m sure he is happy to
get back to his loved ones in N.I, As for the rest of us the adventure
continues for a few more weeks with many sorties higher on Everest.
Millet One
Sport Everest Boot for Spring 2009 has made some minor changes by adding
more Kevlar. USES Expeditions / High
altitude / Mountaineering in extremely cold conditions / Isothermal to
-75°F Gore-Tex® Top dry / Evazote Reinforcements with aramid threads.
Avg. Weight: 5 lbs 13 oz Sizes: 5 - 14 DESCRIPTION Boot with semi-rigid
shell and built-in Gore-Tex® gaiter reinforced by aramid threads, and
removable inner slipper Automatic crampon attachment Non-compressive
fastening Double zip, so easier to put on Microcellular midsole to
increase insulation Removable inner slipper in aluminized alveolate
Fiberglass and carbon footbed Cordura + Evazote upper Elasticated
collar.
Expedition footwear for
mountaineering in conditions of extreme cold. NOTE US
SIZES LISTED. See more here.