Two Australian women attempt to be the first mother daughter team to conquer the tallest mountains on all seven continents. Cheryl Bart and Nikki Bart have climbed six mountains, 1 to go... Everest! http://www.bigpondeverest.com/ Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:56:46 +1000 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:56:22 +1000 FeedForAll Mac v2.0 (2.0.0.7); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ Camp 2, 6500m! Finally we are here. We camped with extraordinary views of the Lotse Face, GEneva Spur and Yellow Band... Names we thought we would only ever read about. http://www.bigpondeverest.com/index.html Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:56:37 +1000 We woke this morning at 3am to a full moon for an alpine start, crampons on we were spoilt by the view of sunrise over Pomori and fifteen minutes later over Lingrin http://www.bigpondeverest.com/index.html Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:53:02 +1000 Cheryl thanks her family, friends and supporters for their wonderful well wishes before they leave Base Camp to embark on the climb of their lives http://www.bigpondeverest.com/index.html Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:41:42 +1000 http://www.bigpondeverest.com/index.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:01:16 +1000 http://www.bigpondeverest.com/index.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:55 +1000 http://www.bigpondeverest.com/index.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:44 +1000 All big Himalayan expeditions begin with a Puja ceremony. The cermony involves all climbers, sherpas and a special lama, and is prayers wishing for safe passage on the mountain. No climbing is allowed prior to the Puja ceremony. http://www.bigpondeverest.com/index.html Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:23 +1000 Day 1 of the climb has really just begun. Cheryl and Nikki participated in the official ceremony for the climbers and the sherpas http://www.bigpondeverest.com/index.html Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:32:42 +1000 The Oz Chicks with Altitude just arrived at Base Camp, Mount Everest. Cheryl and Nikki Bart are about to embark on the adventure of a life time and make the first mother and daughter attempt at climbing to the roof of the world http://www.bigpondeverest.com/index.html Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:54:54 +1000 So we just arrived in Lukla, we have been walking for about an hour now and it is so nice to be in the mountains. We are finally starting and it really feels like things have come full circle. We were here not long ago, 8 yrs ago as complete amateurs, feeling completely overwhelmed http://www.bigpondeverest.com/index.html Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:51:46 +1000 Today was deemed as a rest day but our guide Victor had other plans first. He took us off on a 7 hour hike getting up to 4000m which was the most sensational day. Clear blue skies, beautiful crisp clear air and we started hiking up the hill looking up at all of the beautiful mountains the ice water falls. http://www.bigpondeverest.com/index.html Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:52:28 +1100 We arrived in Kathmandu last night. We are extremely excited to be here, it's fantastic to actually be starting this. We have been training for so many months and talking about the expedition. We met our team last night and every seems really strong and nice. We went out for our team dinner. It is all starting and it is amazing that something that we have been talking about for so long has really started. http://www.bigpondeverest.com/ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:27:57 +1100 We are days away from leaving Australia heading to Bangkok and Kathmandu but we have just heard there are a couple of glitches on the mountain. Last week we heard from the Tibetan mountaineering association that the Chinese government are closing the North side of Everest. That is so that the Torch can go up for Beijing http://www.bigpondeverest.com/ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:13:56 +1100