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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.
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Listen to Mike’s voice dispatch from the mountain (486k mp3 file)
April 12, 2001
On the 10th of April Tim and I moved up from Intermediate Camp at 5,735
meters where we left Walter waiting for Phil. Phil had been experiencing
acclimatization problems and had stayed behind at Base Camp. We followed
the yak trail up the East Rongbuk Glacier by way of the trough and wandered
through fantastic ice formations resembling lots of shark fins rising
straight out of the glacier. When rounding the corner we had our first
view of the North Col and of the North Ridge of Everest. A real banner
of snow was pluming off the top.
Eventually after a five and a half hour slog up the glacier we arrived
at Advanced Base Camp. The cook was waiting for us with some hot orange
drink, but he didn't look very well. The continuous push up from Base
Camp had taken its toll on him. Tim and I put up the tent and unrolled
our Therm-A-Rests and fluffed up our sleeping bags. It was cold -- minus
12 degrees centigrade. We crawled into our bags and after a few minutes
the cook brought some noodles and one liter of water. This apart from
a couple of Clif bars was all we had had to eat and drink.
 Regards
to all,
Mike Chrisp
2001 British American Lightweight Everest Expedition
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