Everest Expedition 2005
top shots

We had a successful expedition with Paul and Julian summitting, and no injuries or deaths, nobody left early either.
Here are the team and some of the best shots. See the expedition dispatches for a full account and many more photos.
Above, Makalu from ~8450m just before sunrise.

Dawa Gelje on top!
Julian's shot is strangely reminiscent of Hillary's classic 1953 shot of Tenzing Norgay on top,
but with a modern touch; Dawa is holding Chinese survey apparatus. Makalu by his left hand.

Lhasa, Sera Monastery

This is part of Everest Base Camp, a windy, gray place that has little to recommend it.

We have a Buddhist 'puja' to to show respect for the mountain.

Moe feels well again! Fried spam with mustard.

Duncan Chessell; Dunk joined us part way thru the expedition - photo by Julian.

The abseil coming down from North Col to ABC - Paul Boslooper.

A cold, bleak hell, Camp 3 at 8210m. It is also a tent graveyard;
the photo is taken on the level, the tent really is pitched on quite a slope.

Paul Boslooper's classic shot of the second step, at around 8600m,
note the new ladder

People are still claiming firsts: the first rubber chicken on top of Everest, with Da'Ngima.
This was Michael's best summit shot! For photos of our summitteers see the full dispatches.

Humphrey M (Ireland) a few steps away from summitting - by Julian

Above the clouds - by Julian

Climbers (center-right) coming up from the south side, by Julian.
Many people call Everest an easy peak; does this look easy, and there is much more difficult terrain.

Rod Mackenzie has an amazing 360º panorama from the summit, opens in a new window [needs QuickTime].

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