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  Annapurna 2005: Andrew Lock checks in...

Update: Hi EverestNews.com, Just back in Australia after the Annapurna expedition.  The avalanche that killed Christian was very unfortunate – bad timing for those still in the gully and very lucky for those of us who’d already climbed out of the gully and into the cover of some seracs.  Unfortunately nobody other than me wanted to continue with the climb after we’d completed the rescue, so I was forced to abandon the climb.  I’d been hoping that the international team on Dhaulagiri who were thinking of coming over to Annapurna would still come but they decided not to, so that was it.  I’ve soloed a couple of the 8000ers but the general weather and snow conditions of this hill prompted me not to try this one alone. I soloed up to camp 2 on the 20th, cleared out my equipment and returned to base.  I then took a heli out to Pokhara with the Americans from my team and the remaining Italians of Silvio Mondinell’s team. 

That’s it for me this season – back to work now to earn some money for the next season. I am planning to guide on Cho Oyu and then to quickly climb the South face of Shish in Autumn.

That’s about it., Cheers, Andrew Lock

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