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Equipped with satellite communication tools, the team is sending
dispatches and photos back to this Web site.
You’re invited to follow the climb through written accounts
and digital images.
| April 1, 2001Hello All,We’ve now crossed the
China/Nepal border and have headed into Tibet. Nyalam is our present location,
a non-distinct destination, with little to offer from an accommodations standpoint.
The floors in the hotel have buckled so that it looks like waves on a lake, and
the toilet is located across the street making life difficult for those with gastrointestinal
problems.We’re now at 3,700 meters (12,300 feet) where our bodies
are starting to feel the altitude. To minimize the effects
of altitude we will be spending two nights in Nyalam before moving higher
to Tingri. The single benefit to Nyalam is the appealing surrounding countryside.
Tomorrow we hope to take a nice long acclimatization hike nearby.
 All
the Best from Nyalam,
Walter Keller
2001 British American Lightweight Everest Expedition
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