Mt. Everest 2005: The Singapore Premier Taxi Everest Expedition without oxygen: Base camp

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Update from the three man expedition without oxygen (Climbers Robert Goh, Lim Kim Boon and Edwin Siew)

Update: The team has been sitting at Base Camp waiting for Camp 3 to be set up before going for their next acclimatisation climb.

Tragedy struck a member of another expedition team. A Canadian climber took a tumble when descending the icefall and broke his leg. Almost immediately, a group of Sherpas who saw him fall dashed to his assistance. Among them was our head sherpa, Kami Ang Chiring. Help was also summoned from the climber's team down at base camp.

He was carried on a stretcher rigged up with ladders and carried slowly down. Sadly, that's the end of his expedition. A helicopter has been summoned .

This is a reminder of the importance of vigilance on the mountains. We can only wish the climber a speedy recovery. Everest will still be here when he has recovered.

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