April 30, 2008

Everest Update

Scott Parazynski Everest Update: 30 April 2008 - Back at Base Camp, EverestOnOrbit

"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 and that they returned to Everest Base Camp yesterday from Camp II after a 4 day stay. This was their second rotation up to Camp II which is also known as Advanced Base Camp. Camp II is located at 6,065 meters (19,900 feet)."

1st Day's Trek, NASA Everest Trek

"Yesterday we started the trek to Mt. Everest. We took a small prop plane from Kathmandu to Lukla. It was a short forty minute flight. The landing was very interesting, as the runway was built into a mountain. There was a cliff on one side and a rock wall on the other."


Posted by kcowing at April 30, 2008 11:05 PM

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