Adventure Peaks Mt Everest 2004 Expedition

Report Tuesday 4th May From Tom Clowes BC: On April 29th the team returned back to base camp from having spent a couple of weeks at 6,400m and above. They spent 2 nights at just over 7,000m on the North Col which does take it out of you. It is cold and windy at BC but the air is much thicker so they will be able to recover properly before moving back up the mountain in a week or so. Eating and drinking is their main aim. Tom's socks are toxic and he has trouble breathing in his tent! Iain is making a good recovery after his dehydration episode on the North Col. Ray is nursing a high altitude cough but it seems to be easing now at a lower altitude. Young Rick is extremely proud of his beard which is thicker in some places than others. He loves the quiz book and even as I write he is reading out questions to the rest of us! Ben takes great pride in answering most of them correctly. Serena (the cleanest of us all) has already done her laundry while the rest of us have put it off, blaming the weather! I think we have all made use of Dave's shower to wash ourselves. This is a true luxury - Thank you Dave! Mike, our doc, is doing superbly well and though he appears to have lost some weight he now looks about 33, he is tanned and the sun has bleached his hair! Paul is dreaming of his Adventure Racing Calender back in the UK - not sure where he'd rather be, doing the 'Adrenaline Rush' or climbing Everest!! The food here at BC is unbelievably good and Ganu should be working in the Ritz. He does us proud. We are all missing Kevin and hope that he has returned safely to the States by now and made a full recovery.

Once we know when the weather window will be and the team starts making their way back up the mountain, we will keep you all informed on a daily basis.

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