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Wednesday 22nd May 2019

"Mount Everest"

... and after looking at the information below,
click HERE to go to "Brett's Mount Everest Base Camp" albumn which was during April 2018

Note from Brett
Hell fucking yes !! !! !!
"Everest Summits"





Geoff



Sharon
HaHa ... that is pretty good, Geoffrey ... made me Laugh !!

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ARTICLE #01
Everest Traffic Jam Creates Lethal Conditions For Climbers

(CNN) — Two mountaineers have died on Mount Everest after crowds of people
became stuck in a queue leading to the summit of the world's highest mountain
Indian climber Anjali Kulkarni, 55, died on her way back from climbing to the summit of Mount Everest
on Wednesday, her son Shantanu Kulkarni told CNN
She had become stuck in the "traffic jam" above camp four,
which, at 8,000 meters (26,247 feet), is the final camp before the summit
American mountaineer Donald Lynn Cash, 55, also died Wednesday after fainting from high altitude sickness
while descending from the summit, according to the Nepalese expedition company Pioneer Adventure Pvt Ltd



Climber Nirmal Purja posted a picture on Instagram (above) of the heavy human traffic on the mountain Wednesday,
showing a dense trail of climbers huddling on an exposed ridge to the summit
He added that there were roughly 320 people in the queue to the top of the mountain in an area known as the "death zone"
Danduraj Ghimire, director general of Nepal's Tourism Department,
rejected suggestions that the jam of climbers contributed to the deaths, calling such claims "baseless"
The summit of Mount Everest has an elevation of 8,848 meters (29,029 feet)
At that level, each breath contains only one-third of the oxygen found at sea level
The human body is also rapidly deteriorating at that altitude,
meaning most people can spend only a matter of minutes at the top, without extra oxygen supplies,
before it becomes intolerable
"The weather has not been very great this climbing season, so when there is a small window
when the weather clears up, climbers make the move," Ghimire said
"On May 22, after several days of bad weather, there was a small window of clear weather,
when more than 200 mountaineers ascended Everest.
The main cause of deaths on Everest has been high altitude sickness
which is what happened with most of the climbers who lost their lives this season as well"



According to Shantanu Kulkarni,
his mother had trekked for over 25 years and had trained to climb Mount Everest for the past six
She had completed a number of major treks, including Mount Elbrus in southern Russia
and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, and was also an avid marathoner
Anjali Kulkarni had owned an advertising agency with her husband,
but they both retired to "pursue their dream of standing atop Mount Everest" Shantanu said
Cash, a grandfather from Utah, collapsed near a portion of the trail
which had an altitude of about 8,770 meters (28,700 feet), according to Pioneer Adventure
"Our team did their best to save his life" the company noted,
adding that Sherpa guides had attempted to keep him alive while pulling him down the mountain
"Despite their best efforts in providing the best guidance,
sufficient oxygen supplies and medical support they could not save his life"
His children told CNN affiliate KSL-TV that he had died
after achieving his goal of summiting the highest mountain on every continent
"In the last message he sent to me, he said,
'I feel so blessed to be on the mountain that I read about for the last 40 years'" his son Tanner Cash told KSL
His body will likely remain on Everest
More than 200 mountaineers have died on the peak since 1922, when the first climbers' deaths on Everest were recorded
The majority of bodies are believed to have remained buried under glaciers or snow

ARTICLE #02
Australian climber Gilian Lee recovering in Kathmandu
after a dramatic rescue high on Mount Everest

click HERE to read the above article in "pdf" file format

ARTICLE #03
Climbers describe 'carnage' on Mount Everest
as Australian rescued amid rising death toll

click HERE to read the above article in "pdf" file format

NOTE  TO  BRETT




Thursday 23rd May 2019

"MEMORY"



In baseball, a 'Grand Slam' is a home run hit with all three bases occupied by baserunners (bases loaded)
thereby scoring four runs ... the most possible in one play
According to The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, the term originated in the card game of contract bridge
in which a grand slam involves taking all the possible tricks
The word slam, by itself,
usually is connected with a loud sound, particularly of a door being closed with excess force
Thus, slamming the door on one's opponent, in addition to the bat slamming the ball into a home run

Note from Geoff to Brett
** Three Videos Below **
I don't care what you say
I am allowed to have "a little cry" every now and again !!
And I bet Coudrey does too !!

Sharon
Yes, I had to go outside for a "little cry" too
That was the absolute best !!

Brett
You are bored ... LOL !!
Yes, they are good videos !!

Geoff
Not bored ... it is because we love YOU !! ... Dad

... and now click HERE to see all the details on this game which was played on Sunday 4th November 2012


Saturday 25th May 2019



Note from Geoff to Brett
It’s our shout !!
Big Mac plus Fries plus Coke - Smithfield
What time ??
Or Shut Up Dad !!

Brett
No thanks

Sharon to Brett ... from McDonalds
Missing out !!



Brett
Way to get out of the house !!
Did they check your passport at the Trinity Roundabout ??

Sharon
Aren’t you a funny fellow !!


We shared the "Fries" and Geoff had the "Big Mac"
Sharon's dinner was the "Crispy Classic Chicken Burger"








Saturday 1st June 2019

 Lachlan and Rhiannon's Wedding ... ... CLICK  HERE

 

CLICK  HERE for more detail on the above range of coins scroll down to the "$5.00 Bronze Collection" section

CLICK  HERE to see the details on the coins Brett purchased Sixteen Coins in the "Silver Coin Collection"

CLICK  HERE

 


 

Wednesday 14th August 2019

 !! Trekking All Over The World !!  
** this article includes some fabulous photos **
 

CLICK  HERE to go to the official web site mentioned in this post

CLICK  HERE to read / download a "pdf" file format version of the web site

Saturday 24th August 2019

 !! Olympic Silver Medal ... Fifteen Years Ago !!

CLICK  HERE
to go to Brett's 2004 Athens Olympics Albumn

there are enlargements of these photos further below

 

Sharon
Good job !!
We will leave you alone
Have a good time tonight !!

VIDEO #01 .................... VIDEO #02


 

Brett and Lindsay   there are enlargements of these photos further below

  Wednesday 4th December 2019

!! click on the picture below !!     ****************************************************************************
... and CLICK HERE to go to Page Three
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