http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches.html The Mountaineering Specialist. daily 2 2008-12-10T00:00+00:00 2008-12-10T00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2009 Jagged Globe Ltd Jagged Globe (mailto:climb@jagged-globe.co.uk) http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=30#267 Neal Short 2008-12-10T00:00+00:00 Neal just called in on the Sat Phone. The team are at low camp and are doing a load carry to high camp in sunny conditions. Everyone is going well. We'll update when we know more. http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=29#266 Caroline Ogden 2008-12-04T11:13+00:00 The Ama Dablam team have just arrived in Namche Bazaar...it is rather a ghost town at this time of year, though I'm convinced that we will seek out a bit of life later this evening! The recent... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=29#265 Caroline Ogden 2008-12-01T00:00+00:00 On Saturday and today, seven members of our team summited Ama Dablam, together with expedition leader, Caroline Ogden IFMGA and members of our Sherpa team. On Saturday 29 November, Emma, Archie,... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=29#264 Caroline Ogden 2008-11-29T00:00+00:00 Caroline Ogden has sent us a text message from Camp 2 on Ama Dablam. Between 12 and 1pm today, Emma, Archie, Rich and Andy reached the summit. The second group are now in Camp 2. This group is now... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=29#263 Caroline Ogden 2008-11-28T00:00+00:00 Text message update from Caroline Ogden at Camp 1 on Ama Dablam: "The first half of the group (Emma, Rich, Andy, Jerome, Archie and John) have arrived at Camp 3 and will be making their summit... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=29#262 Caroline Ogden 2008-11-27T00:00+00:00 Latest news in from base camp: The first half of the team are now up at Camp 2 (Emma, Rich, Andy, Jerome, Archie and John). They plan to move on up tomorrow on their summit push. The rest of... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=29#261 Marty Beare 2008-11-24T00:00+00:00 An update by text from Marty Beare in base camp, of the team's acclimatisation: Caroline, Corinne, Barry and Robin spent last night at ABC and are now heading up to Camp 1 to overnight there.... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=29#260 Caroline Ogden 2008-11-20T00:00+00:00 The team had their Puja Ceremony this morning, then most of them climbed to ABC (c5150m), before returning to base camp. The first part of the team will start a three-day acclimatisation trip to Camp... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=29#259 Caroline Ogden 2008-11-17T00:00+00:00 This morning most of the the team left Pangboche for the 4hr walk up to basecamp at 4,570m. Bill and I decided to stay an extra night in Pangboche due to rather persistant Cold/Flu that we are both... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=29#258 Caroline Ogden 2008-11-14T00:00+00:00 Our 2008 Ama Dablam expedition is definitely starting to feel real now. We have reached Namche Bazaar (3,440 m), and are already surrounded by impossibly beautiful peaks including Kusum Kanguru,... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=27#256 Simon Lowe 2008-05-25T00:00+00:00 Whilst we slept, David and Adele and the team crept up the SE Ridge from the South Col to the Top of the World. ... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=27#255 Mara Larson 2008-05-19T00:00+00:00 Greetings All, It was a dark and starless night as the team set off for the final trip up the mountain at 2 am this morning. Ron, Ian, Graham, Martin, James, Tim and David enjoyed the last... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=27#252 Mara Larson, Everest Base Camp 2008-05-17T08:49+00:00 17 May Greetings friends and family, We've got our eyes set on the final push now! Today is our last complete rest day here at base camp as we'll be leaving in the wee morning hours of... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=27#251 Mara Larson 2008-05-16T00:00+00:00 Dear Friends & Family, This morning the temperature registered 16 inside our tents as the sun hit around 7. A massive improvement on the average temperature earlier in the month and so... http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=27#250 James Balfour 2008-05-14T15:53+00:00 11th May 'Under the gaze of the Milkyway, we left C2 (6,400m) at 3am. The air was still and reasonably warm when on the move. We made slow but steady progress up to the base of the Lhotse face (a...