Scott Parazynski’s Everest Summit Bid Begins
Tracking Scott’s Progress
Keith Cowing
Keith Cowing: Scott is on his way to the summit of Mt Everest.
He departed IMG Base Camp just after 4 am local time this morning (7 May) with his Sherpa guide Danuru. The moon was out and the sky was crystal clear. ETA at the summit is 7-8 pm EDT 10 May (5-6 am 11 May Nepal time).
Update: At 12:14 Nepal time Scott radioed in to Base Camp that he had arrived at Camp II.
Namaste
Keith
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