AUDIO: Birthday message

Gav celebrates his birthday on a perfect evening in Base Camp! Ginger nuts and Bournvita! He couldn't think of a better place to be on his birthday.

Photo gallery updated

We have uploaded some more shots of Gav's expedition - alongside some older ones from 2002 and 2000. To take a look click here.



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Happy Birthday Gavin!

Massive birthday greetings to Gav from all his friends back home ... here's hoping he gets the best possible gift this year :-)



Summit update: Some 15+ climbers are believed to have summited last night. Gav remains down at BC/Gorak Shep.

Other teams go for top

The latest news from everestnews.com is that the 2005 summit push has begun! Indeed one group is pushing for the top right now.

Gav is still at Gorak Shep/ABC. Weather reports do not bode well - it seems that the next 10 days looks like strong winds (apart from this weekend). We'll keep you updated with the latest on this.

AUDIO: Blustery at Gorak

Gusty, cloudy, tempermental weather on mountain. Everyone's sitting tight on mountain waiting some good weather. Gav's going to take a hike to Base Camp later to see what other teams are thinking of doing - apparently the Spanish and Asian teams are looking at going up in the next few days and he will follow them.

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AUDIO: The waiting continues

After a good few days R&R at Deboche - a Nepalese village some hours trek down from Base Camp - Gavin is now back at Gorak Shep. The weather is good where he is, and - as always - he is feeling good. No summits yet apparently ... the weather up top hasn't been so great. Gav is now waiting for some of the big teams to go for the top so he can follow in their footsteps. As he won't have oxygen he will be going much slower and doesn't want to hold people up at crowded times. He expects to start heading up the hill in the next few days or so ...