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Climber – Always looking for the next adventure. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Author Archives: Greg Boswell. February 22, 2016. 22/02/16, No permission is given for any of this content to be used or copied for any other source without the writer’s (Greg Boswell) consent! This blog post was written two weeks after the event. It is now nearly 3 months since the encounter happened and I’ve decided to stick it online. Enjoy! I’d never been so scared in all my life! I shouted to Nick, I...

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Climber – Always looking for the next adventure. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. February 22, 2016. 22/02/16, No permission is given for any of this content to be used or copied for any other source without the writer’s (Greg Boswell) consent! This blog post was written two weeks after the event. It is now nearly 3 months since the encounter happened and I’ve decided to stick it online. Enjoy! I’d never been so scared in all my life! I shouted to Nick, IT’S A BEAR and immediately trie...

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British Annapurna III expedition 2010: Calling for Pick up. (hopefully)

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Thursday, 11 November 2010. Calling for Pick up. (hopefully). Pictures: 1, Nick, fully loaded on the way down, after 2 grim nights in the snow cave at 6000m. 2, Pete, down climbing after reaching high point, before being beaten back by the gale force winds. 3, Nick and Pete, heading up to Matt at the beley, battling cold hands and feet in the -20 tempertures. A few days back on the East Ridge we were beaten back by high winds, since then we have spent time in BC, resting and trying to come up with a plan.

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British Annapurna III expedition 2010: Push to the TOP

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Saturday, 6 November 2010. Push to the TOP. Pic 1 Setting off from the Snow Line. Pic 2 On the move, still 5 hours till ABC. Pic 3 Buddhi and Santosh lighting a fire and saying a prayer. Being the BC cameraman on the trip, kinda means you got to film stuff, and despite the arsenal of cameras and video recorders that the boys are taking with them up the hill. I felt this specific occasion warranted a mountain side PAP session. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Some pics of Annapurna III on flickr. Simpl...

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British Annapurna III expedition 2010: Time to go home

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Saturday, 13 November 2010. Time to go home. Well that's us just about packed up ready for Pemba to arrive tomorrow morning in his helicopter to take us and our gear back to Kathmandu – the only snag is the weather which is not so good for flying. In the past few days, the cloud has quickly built up and by mid morning, base camp has been shrouded in cloud with freezing rain - hardly the kind of weather for happy flying. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Some pics of Annapurna III on flickr.

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British Annapurna III expedition 2010: The winds have shut us down.

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Tuesday, 9 November 2010. The winds have shut us down. Pictures: Pretty clouds = evil winds. Today we commissioned via Andy Houseman in Kathmandu a specialist mountain forecast from a meteorologist in Switzerland (the joys of Satellite communications! Which was reviewed by Everest guide and 8 times summiteer Kenton Cool (who should know a thing or two about Himalayan weather), and it is not good. Our lift out of here is booked for the 15. Today we went for a wander to look at a line on the South ridge of...

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British Annapurna III expedition 2010: Watching the weather.....

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Tuesday, 2 November 2010. Optimism amongst the snow. The last few days have been spent mooching around base camp recovering from our wee soiree up the hill and watching the weather. We have had 3 days of unbroken sunshine, a day of snow, and now, clear mornings with cloudy afternoons. Always when we catch a glimpse up towards Annapurna 3, enormous plumes of spindrift dance around reminding us that it is better to be down here than up there. We wait until the winds drop (will they ever? We have some guests.

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British Annapurna III expedition 2010: Water Boys

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Tuesday, 9 November 2010. Pic 1 Our water supply (on a good day). Pic 2 Filling up. Pic 3 The walk back to BC. They have cut the bottom off a typical plastic cool drink bottle, wedged it amongst some rocks at a small step in the stream. The large opening of the bottle was facing upstream and the smaller end protruding out over the "step", creating a mini "drinking fountain". Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Nick 'Begbie' Bullock, Pete ' The Geek' Benson (the more portly twin! What's it all about?

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British Annapurna III expedition 2010: We have some guests.

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Sunday, 14 November 2010. We have some guests. Picture: The Base Camp helipad with guest. I lie awake, my breath adding to the hoar frost on the inside of the tent. It is quiet outside apart from the distant roar of the wind tearing at the summit ridge of Annapurna 3, the very thing that had denied us an honest attempt at climbing this massive hulk of crumbling rock, snow and ice. The stars twinkle, no cloud; our magic carpet may yet arrive. Go away, you are not welcome they say. He lands, "two people an...