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Down safe in Everest Base Camp

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Brian Jones

Most of our Everest 2011 Expedition Team members have arrived safely in Base Camp after a successful journey to the top of Mount Everest, Nepal. Congratulations again to Bill Borger of Calgary, Alberta for gaining the south Summit of Mount … Continue reading →

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CWMS gets Team to the summit of Everest

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Brian Jones

At 6:44 am, local Nepal time on May 12, Canada West Mountain School Team Climber Bill Borger stood on the South Summit of Mt Everest, along with Then Dorjee Sherpa, Dawa Lama and Phurba Bote Sherpa. Congratulations all! The winds … Continue reading →

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CWMS Team heads to the summit of Mt. Everest!

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Brian Jones

Our team has arrived safely to the South Col (Camp 4) after a 6 hour climb up the Lhotse Face from C3. Then Dorjee Sherpa, Dawa Finjo Lama, Phurbha Bhote Sherpa and Bill Borger all rested well in Camp 4 … Continue reading →

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Moving to Camp 4

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Brian Jones

Bill and Then Dorjee Sherpa are heading up from C3 to C4 today. This is the highest camp on the Southeast Ridge route of Mt Everest at 7,950 meters. After this, the summit push will consist of 1 long day … Continue reading →

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Summit bid underway!

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Brian Jones

The Team is moving up the mountain today on their summit bid! John and Bill have left Base Camp and are heading up to Camp 2 for today, May 8. Their schedule is: May 9 they plan to climb to … Continue reading →

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Camp 3

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Brian Jones

April 30 saw John and Bill back up to Camp 2 for a 2nd round of acclimatization. They spent 4 days there, with one day a climb up to C3 and back. This acclimatization is a critical part of preparing … Continue reading →

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Climb to Camp 2

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Brian Jones

John and Bill have had a chance to get up to Camp 2, now that their Puja ceremony has been completed on April 17. On April 22 they managed to move very quickly up to Camp 2 and settled in … Continue reading →

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Training climb on Lobuche

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Brian Jones

John and Bill had a great time on the approach into Base Camp, no issues with health or safety.They arrived on April 8th. After a couple of days they headed back down the valley a ways and up onto a … Continue reading →

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Mount Everest 2011 Expedition underway!

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Brian Jones

Our Mt Everest team for 2011: Bill Borger, team Climber; Bill is from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Bill has climbed extensively in North and South America, as well as Europe. This is Bill’s 1st Himalayan expedition. John Furneaux, Team Leader and … Continue reading →

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