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Expedition sponsors

Huge thanks to the follow companies for making this expedition & website possible:

Berghaus - Clothing Gavin all the way up Everest!
Tiso - Suppliers of expedition equipment
FastSMS - Providing text message system (UK)
Opinionmeter - Providing text message system (Ireland)

Audio archive

Click links to hear previous reports from Gavin ... all are mp3 files and nicely compressed so should download pretty quickly even on a slow Internet connection. Any probs e-mail me at richard@everestpost.com

21st May
- Birthday message from Base Camp
- Kili charity trek this August

20th May
- Blustery at Gorak Shep

17th May
- The waiting continues

10th May
- Preparations for Camp 3 carry

7th May
- Icefall whiteout trek

6th May
- Gav at avalanche site at camp 1

5th May
- Hydroelectric update
- Air of bad luck around
- Final carry preps
- Avalanche tale unfolds

4th May
- Death on Mt Everest

30th April
- All alone at Camp 2

29th April
- Awesome avalanche crashes down above base camp
- After couple of rest days at Gorak Shep Gav back at BC

26th April
- Thanks for those people back home & a plea for support
- Back at Gorak Shep after incredible climbing days

25th April
- Reports from Camp 1 on great first carry through Ice Fall
- Gav muses over his choice of Gorak Shep as Base Camp

24th April
- Gav feeling good at Base Camp ahead of first carry

Permits & flights finalised

Gav will be flying to Calcutta on March 24th to travel up to Kathmandu, and leave there on 1st April to get to Base Camp 16 days later. Lots of people will be joining him on the trek.


PHOTO: Gav on Everest's South Summit in 2000

The permit has been accepted, the equipment is being supplied by Berghaus and some of it is being tested in Russia this winter on Elbrus.

The plan is to acclimatise on Island Peak and Ama Dablam. There will be a cache of gear stored at Camp Two (Western Cwm) at around 22,000'. Gav will then go for the summit Alpine style from there, camping on the Lhotse Face and on the South Col before making the summit bid.

Estimated expedition duration - 10 weeks

Gav will be calling into Rich Sheane who runs the IT side of AA, and all his comments will be recorded and put on the website so you can follow all thats happening! Because it's solo without oxygen or support, weight is the biggest issue. So no laptops, no heavy batteries, no big cameras. Just minimal gear. Speaking of equipment ...

Berghaus Infinity Pro

Berghaus has come out with a new lightweight down jacket, the Infinity Pro, in fetching blue and a brilliant piece of kit it is. Gav uses it on Elbrus and will be using it on Everest. Highly recommended, very well made and reasonably priced.

Ama Dablam - two places left

Ama Dablam trip will be leaving on 18th April. Trek to Everest Base Camp followed by climbing the normal route on one of the worlds most distinctive, fabulous mountains. Technical proficiency required. See our link on the front page to find out all information and contact Gavin directly.