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Media Ventures presents the 2001 British American Lightweight Everest Expedition

Just released DVD! Follow a team of climbers as they reach the summit of Cho Oyu, the sixth highest mountain in the world.

The Expedition Dispatches

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 12, 2001

Right now it’s snowing here at ABC, but we are all now here. The view is quite spectacular because the “Big E” is right here above our camp. We have the North Col and the entire Northeast Ridge of Everest right before us. The jet stream winds are still blowing plumes off the summit, conjuring up thoughts and mixed emotions in all of us.

Although this place can be harsh, the stark beauty of it nullifies any of those negative perceptions. The deep blue sky and brilliant sun we wake up to every morning is why we're here. It’s what pulls us to these mountains.

Each of us has family and friends back home and we do get very lonely. Mike and I have been tenting together and we’ve been able to talk to each other about our wives and our families and that helps.

To each of us this mountain represents something different and now as a team we’re here to approach it based on our own past experiences. Each of us has our own hopes and expectations about what is to come, but whether we make it to the top or not this will be a successful trip. It’s already had a positive impact on all of us.

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 12, 2001

Although this place can be harsh, the stark beauty of it nullifies any of those negative perceptions. The deep blue sky and brilliant sun we wake up to every morning is why we're here. It’s what pulls us to these mountains.

Each of us has family and friends back home and we do get very lonely. Mike and I have been tenting together and we’ve been able to talk to each other about our wives and our families and that helps.

Regards, Tim Boelter 2001 British American Lightweight Everest Expedition

Regards,
Tim Boelter
2001 British American Lightweight Everest Expedition