EverestQuest Basecamp

Meet the Expedition Team Members
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Sherpas: Man Bahadur Tamang> and Pemba Sherpa

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Maps
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Timeline (August 9 til October 17, 2001)

August 9	Depart from Minneapolis, MN
August 11	Arrive in Kathmandu, Nepal
August 12-14	Preparations in Kathmandu (load supplies, get visas, etc.)
August 15	Drive to Zhangmu (Khasa), Tibet (elev. 7,700 feet)
August 16	Drive to Nyalam, Tibet (elev. 12,300 feet)
August 17	Rest and acclimatize in Nyalam; some mountain hiking
August 18	Drive to Xegar, Tibet (elev. 14,000 feet)
August 19	Rest and acclimatize in Xegar
August 20	Arrive at Everest basecamp (elev. 5,200 meters) (date is tentative due to unknown road conditions)
August 21-23	Rest at base camp. Begin setting up camp, sorting supplies and preparing for transport up the mountain.
August 24	Arrive at interim camp (elev. 19,700 feet)
August 25	Yaks take food and equipment to Advanced Base Camp (ABC) (elev. 21,300 feet). (Expedition members will accompany yaks but will return immediately to base camp. They will need further acclimatization there before being able to move back up to ABC to begin climbing the route above.)
August 30	Return to ABC to begin climb
September 5	Establish North Col Camp (elev. 23,000 feet)
September 15	Establish camp at base of Great Couloir (elev. 25,000 feet)
September 25	Establish the highest camp at 26,500 feet
October 1	Make first attempt to reach summit (Summit Team and Sherpas)
October 10	Deadline for summit/turnaround
October 14	Depart base camp for Kathmandu
October 17	Return to United States

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