Everest and Himalaya daily wrap-up: Summits, chopper crashes, pushes!
Jun 2, 2005 16: 49 EST
Everest is blowing up today, so here a quick wrap-up on current status:
More Everest summits
Indian Army women have scaled Everest (North side), reports Indian media.
Two Brazilian expeditions made the summit of Everest, according to their home team. The two Brazilian expeditions arrived at the same time on the summit (1.30 pm local) climbing from opposite sides. Vitor Negrete climbed the mountain from the North Face, while Waldemar Niclevicz's Expedition and Irivan Burta, climbed the South Face of Everest. At 1.30 pm (local) the two expeditions sponsored by Try On, met at the top.
7-summit club: Summits North side.
Alpine Ascents, Exploradus, Singapore: Confirmed summits (South) tonight: 21. Canadian woman summited at 5.00 am (!), American girl youngest Seven Summit climber in the world at age 20 (check separate stories).
Gerfried Göschl summit (North side) yesterday afternoon at 5.50 p.m. local time, season's first without oxygen.
Everest current situation:
Supercouloir: Hiro suffered AMS, but is out of danger. See separate story later today.
7Summits Club: Scary situation with Harry Kikstra and fellow climbers. Check earlier news on this site.
Jean Pavillard, Supermom and Russell´s team are in C3 (they have four camps). Perhaps summit tonight (check newscast for voice dispatches from Everest later today).
Jagged Globe: Fiennes, Sibu, Hamilton on push tonight. (Check separate story).
Chopper crash in BC: No injuries. Check separate reports.
Plea for Indian woman: Story now pulled - girl is safe, coming back down.
Gabriel Filipi, Peak Freak: Brought friend's Sean Egan´s ashes to the summit on May 30.
Valencia: Problems with Summit Oxygen, turned back last night.
Other Himalaya
Makalu: aborted. Check debrief tomorrow.
Kangchenjunga: Hinkes summit. (Check sep story).
Weather
Jet: In the beginning there is a weak westerly just north of ME. This jet is going away and over the ME-area there will be no jet throughout the period. Winds June 3, summit level: 8-18 m/s. From Saturday on more frequent showers due to a low over Tibet. The southwest Monsoon is further advancing into parts of east-central and southern Bay of Bengal.
Alpine Ascents Cybercasts | Jean Pavilliard and Monica Kalodzi’s dispatches | Jagged Globe dispatches | Gavin Bate’s – Adventure Alternative | Valencia expedition’s website (Spanish) | Waldemar Niclevicz’s dispatches (Portuguese) | Gabriel Filippi’s reports through Peak Freak | Project Himalaya
Live image over Contact 3.0 of Danielle Fisher in Camp 4 just before her summit push, courtesy of Alpine Ascents.
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