White Limbo: The First Australian Climb of Mt. Everest |
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Page 63
... Narayan and Tenzing came up to stay from Advance Base shortly before the weather worsened again . By the time it was safe to climb , a few days later when the avalanches had cleared , I decided that though my injuries were still painful ...
... Narayan and Tenzing came up to stay from Advance Base shortly before the weather worsened again . By the time it was safe to climb , a few days later when the avalanches had cleared , I decided that though my injuries were still painful ...
Page 78
... Narayan and Tenzing , who had contributed so much to our Annapurna II success , eagerly accepted our suggestion that they come with us . Both were thoroughly dependable in the mountains and Tenzing had the extra virtue of speaking ...
... Narayan and Tenzing , who had contributed so much to our Annapurna II success , eagerly accepted our suggestion that they come with us . Both were thoroughly dependable in the mountains and Tenzing had the extra virtue of speaking ...
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... Tenzing heard me take off my skis so he came to carry my pack the last fifty ... Narayan immediately gave me was frustratingly too hot to drink . Having ... Narayan and Tenzing produced a marvellous meal , but my only appetite was for ...
... Tenzing heard me take off my skis so he came to carry my pack the last fifty ... Narayan immediately gave me was frustratingly too hot to drink . Having ... Narayan and Tenzing produced a marvellous meal , but my only appetite was for ...
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abseiled Advance Base Camp Ama Dablam anchor Andy Henderson Andy's Annapurna II Anyemaqen arrived ascent attempt Australia avalanche bad weather Beijing bergschrund boots camera Changtse China Chinese Cho Oyu cliff climb Everest climbers clouds cold Colin Couloir crampons crevasse Dablam danger descend equipment exhausted expedition felt film crew fixed rope gear Geof Bartram Greg and Andy Greg's gully high altitude Himalayan Howard huge hundred metres ice-axe Jim Duff Khumbutse kilometres lack of oxygen ledge Lhasa loads looked Macartney-Snape mess tent Mike mind monsoon morning moun mountain Mt Everest Narayan and Tenzing needed Nepal night North Face Nuptse organised pack peak problem Pumori Qomolangma radio river rock rockclimbing Rongbuk Glacier route seemed skis sleeping bags snow cave spent steep stoves thousand metres Tibet Tibetan Tim Macartney-Snape took valley wait walked walls West Ridge White Limbo wind worry Xigatse yaks Zealand