Keith Cowing 30 April 2008 10:20 pm EST: I just got a phone call from Scott Parazynski at Everest Base Camp. He reports that he and his team feel great […]
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McGill High Arctic Research Station (MARS) Status Report: 16 April 2008
Dale Andersen: Here are a few more pictures and words for you regarding the CSA/McGill University Satellite system here at the CSA camp at Expedition Fiord on Axel Heiberg. Note […]
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McGill High Arctic Research Station (MARS) Status Report: 12 April 2008
Dale Andersen: The photos here were taken yesterday (satellite receiver) and last week (aerial of the CSA camp). More when time permits. I have to go hit the road via […]
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Scott Parazynski’s Location: 6-7 April 2008
Scott Parazynski and his team will be leaving Lobuche on the morning of 6 April and heading to climb Kala Pattar. After that they will trek to Gorakshep where they […]
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Scott Parazynski Everest Update: Scott’s Location: 4-6 April 2008
Scott Parazynski and his team will be leaving Dingboche on the morning of 4 April and heading to Lobuche. His team will spend a full day acclimatizing in Lobuche, and […]
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Scott Parazynski Everest Update: 5 April 2008 – Lobuche, Nepal
I’m borrowing my friend Jaroslaw’s iPaq to zip out one last field report before we head to Gorak Shep, where we’ll spend tomorrow night — and Everest base camp the […]
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Scott Parazynski Everest Update (Podcast): 4 April 2008
Hi. This is Scott calling from Lobuche.
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Scott Parazynski Everest Update: 3 April 2008 – Dingboche, Nepal
Another wonderful but challenging day in the mountains! In an effort to get our bodies acclimatized to the thinner air of Everest Base Camp and above, we left our camp […]
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Scott Parazynski Everest Update: 2 April 2008 – Tengboche, Nepal
We traveled above treeline for the first time today, and likely won’t see the juniper or rhododendrons of the Khumbu again for several weeks. We’ve stepped into the alpine Himalaya, […]
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Scott Parazynski Everest Update: 1 April 2008 – Tengboche, Nepal
Keith Cowing 1 April 2008 9:30 am EST: I just got a satellite phone call from Scott in Nepal. He and his team are currently in Tengboche (altitude: 3,867m – […]