so this is Everest base camp at just about 17,500 feet and it’s certainly not
about 17,500 feet and it’s certainly not
about 17,500 feet and it’s certainly not primitive it’s going to be our home for
primitive it’s going to be our home for
primitive it’s going to be our home for the next few months and there’s been a
the next few months and there’s been a
the next few months and there’s been a staff of about 15 Sherpas who have
staff of about 15 Sherpas who have
staff of about 15 Sherpas who have gotten it ready for us over the last
gotten it ready for us over the last
gotten it ready for us over the last three weeks and each climbing member has
three weeks and each climbing member has
three weeks and each climbing member has their own private personal tent so we
their own private personal tent so we
their own private personal tent so we can spread out all of our gear and get
can spread out all of our gear and get
can spread out all of our gear and get ready to go up on each day’s climb and
ready to go up on each day’s climb and
ready to go up on each day’s climb and then we also have a nice big dining tent
then we also have a nice big dining tent
then we also have a nice big dining tent so the guys are down there cooking away
so the guys are down there cooking away
so the guys are down there cooking away in the kitchen that they quarried out of
in the kitchen that they quarried out of
in the kitchen that they quarried out of stone whoo
stone whoo
stone whoo amazing they’re down there with the
amazing they’re down there with the
amazing they’re down there with the propane stoves cooking away cooking up a
propane stoves cooking away cooking up a
propane stoves cooking away cooking up a storm and then they bring it up to our
storm and then they bring it up to our
storm and then they bring it up to our dining tent and that’s where yeah sure
dining tent and that’s where yeah sure
dining tent and that’s where yeah sure we do our eating and we also have our
we do our eating and we also have our
we do our eating and we also have our teams in there to plan out the climbing
teams in there to plan out the climbing
teams in there to plan out the climbing for the next day and they actually then
for the next day and they actually then
for the next day and they actually then have another separate tent where they
have another separate tent where they
have another separate tent where they cook their own personal food for eating
cook their own personal food for eating
cook their own personal food for eating in addition to that we have a
in addition to that we have a
in addition to that we have a communications tent which will set up
communications tent which will set up
communications tent which will set up our base station so that we can use
our base station so that we can use
our base station so that we can use radios from higher on the mountain to
radios from higher on the mountain to
radios from higher on the mountain to communicate down to base camp a lot of
communicate down to base camp a lot of
communicate down to base camp a lot of thought has gone in as to how exactly to
thought has gone in as to how exactly to
thought has gone in as to how exactly to set up our base camp and where to put
set up our base camp and where to put
set up our base camp and where to put the dining tent and our toilet tents and
the dining tent and our toilet tents and
the dining tent and our toilet tents and our shower tents and then also where
our shower tents and then also where
our shower tents and then also where we’re actually going to get our water
we’re actually going to get our water
we’re actually going to get our water from this is where all of our water is
from this is where all of our water is
from this is where all of our water is coming from and it’s down inside of but
coming from and it’s down inside of but
coming from and it’s down inside of but it’s a bit laborious trying to get water
it’s a bit laborious trying to get water
it’s a bit laborious trying to get water you can see from a small hole up this
you can see from a small hole up this
you can see from a small hole up this hill into our dining tent where it’ll be
hill into our dining tent where it’ll be
hill into our dining tent where it’ll be boiled and treated and all things
boiled and treated and all things
boiled and treated and all things considered it’s pretty nice it’s a
considered it’s pretty nice it’s a
considered it’s pretty nice it’s a little different from historical base
little different from historical base
little different from historical base camp which was just a tent and a stove
camp which was just a tent and a stove
camp which was just a tent and a stove to boil some water and often that tent
to boil some water and often that tent
to boil some water and often that tent was shared and now we have a pretty nice
was shared and now we have a pretty nice
was shared and now we have a pretty nice accommodations for the next few months
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