It's War!
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The day began peacefully enough on the BBC terrace (back of the mess tent where we sit in the morning sun and discuss new programs such as ?Men and Marmite? and ?Celebrity Hangings?) until the war monger Kay Mitchell incited Patrick Doyle to fire a pre-emptive snowball at an unsuspecting Sherpa. The conflict quickly escalated into an all out salvo of snowballs by both sides. Breakfast was quickly abandoned and at least one bowl of porridge and two teacups were early casualties in what was termed collateral damage by the Americans.
The Evil Sherpa Empire held the high ground and a plan was formulated to rush en-masse in a shock and awe tactic to regain the advantage; plans for post occupation of the territory were ignored. For a brief period in the onslaught lead by Mac we held the Puja hill but the Evil Sherpa Empire quickly regrouped and overwhelmed us with superior force, tactics and skill. We were soundly beaten and surrendered very quickly. A tentative truce was held during the rest of the morning whilst the Sherpas prepared our lunch
It should be noted that Graham Hoyland from the BBC switched sides four times during the almost two hour long conflict. As with all traitors his retribution was served cold and in his hat which was then placed back on his head. It?s snowing again.
We will bide our time until tomorrow!!!!!
See the war in Nigel?s Photo Gallery
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Comments on this article| By: Mr & Mrs Hart and Family | When: 5th Jun 2007 10:44 | Hi Roger
'Harty' congratulations on your successful summit and to the rest of the team on a tremendous achievement. We know your family are looking forward to your return as indeed we are looking forward to Nigel's return.
Love from John & Kathleen Hart, Philip, Paul & Rosemary and families. |
| By: John Spencer | When: 1st Jun 2007 19:25 | Wow - top of the world. Well you don't get much better then that. A tremendous achievement.
Well done Roger. I also rather liked the photo's of you at the top. |
| By: Gareth Morgan | When: 1st Jun 2007 16:19 | Hi Roger,
Hope you are well. Looking forward to catching up with you for a pint on your return. Now don't go doing something daft like painting the summit green.....
Well done!
Gareth |
| By: Ray Mc Morrow | When: 29th May 2007 12:04 | Roger,
Congratulations to you and the team. a fantastic achievement and to do this at the same time as doing valuable research is outstanding. Good that you all got down in one piece. Looking forward to the TV programmes, and hopefully the personal slides of the day to day side.
The Blackstaff Press will want a book, so get writing.......
Hurry back to the family,
Best Wishes,
Uncle Raymond |
| By: Conor Boyd | When: 29th May 2007 04:43 | Congratulations Roger & team! We've lost touch since good times in QUBMC, but it's great to hear about all your successes. Sounds like your mountain research abilities have improved since you over-boiled your thermometer on your first trip to Chamonix. ;-) If you ever make it out to New Zealand, drop me a line in Christchurch, it would be great to catch up in person. |
| By: Pauline A Tohill | When: 28th May 2007 23:41 | Congratulations Roger.
Your success makes Cavehill look like a doddle to climb.
Sending good wishes to your mum and dad.
Pauline Tohill |
| By: Sara | When: 28th May 2007 15:16 | Hi Roger,
Well done! We are so very proud of you.
Love,
Antie Catherine, Aoife, Issy & Me |
| By: Sara | When: 28th May 2007 13:39 | Hi Roger,
Well done! We are so very proud of you.
Love,
Antie Catherine, Aoife, Issy & Me |
| By: Sara | When: 27th May 2007 22:56 | Hi Roger,
Well done! We are so very proud of you.
Love,
Antie Catherine, Aoife, Issy & Me |
| By: Sisk Family Lisburn | When: 27th May 2007 21:44 | Hi Roger
Many congratulations on reaching the summit of Everest, a far cry from the Sisk/McMorrow expedition to Andorra all those years ago in our Renault 21 Estate.
Many Blessings and a safe return
Paul Denise Juliana Alister Christopher |
| By: Graham Dodds | When: 27th May 2007 07:56 | Congratulations Roger!
Keep safe and well on your journey back.
No doubt we'll catch up on your return.
Best wishes,
Graham |
| By: Gerald and Debby ( Alex and Emma) | When: 26th May 2007 08:28 | I'm sure I sent you a message the other day but it appears it got lost
Anyway....congratulations mate on a job well done. Great to see it all work out so well and you and the rest of the team fulfilling your you goals( and more!) Have a very safe trip back
Best Wishes
GDA&E
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| By: Lesley Ann and Gustau | When: 26th May 2007 00:15 | We have been following your progress and are chuffed to bits that you made it!! Well done. I'm so impressed with you and Gustau has had a bit of a kick up the bum. Lesley Ann |
| By: Nick Mason | When: 25th May 2007 21:03 | Congratulations Roger! Well done!
Best wishes,
Nick |
| By: Hugon Simm | When: 25th May 2007 18:17 | Congratulations Roger from Hugon and all the members of Glenwalk. We are delighted for you and the team of summiteers. I hope that the tests have all gone well and that the results provide good material for your research. Just spoke to Sara, she says it's been great just having to look after two kids instead of three!
Hugon |
| By: Stephen & Alison Webb | When: 25th May 2007 17:34 | Congratulations on this amazing achievement Roger!
Best wishes fron the Webb family
Stephen, Alison, Holly & Max Webb |
| By: Roland Ramsden | When: 25th May 2007 15:41 | Congratulations! Look forward to hearing all about it over a glass of wine on your return.
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All the best,
Roland, Emma and Reuban. |
| By: Kate Fitzpatrick | When: 25th May 2007 11:08 | Hi big cous, congratulations, makes my day in work seem a little dull now. Send my love to Auntie Nuala and Uncle John. Can't wait for the slide show! xxx |
| By: paul fitzpatrick | When: 25th May 2007 10:29 | hi roger - so proud of you - what an achievement - was with nana yesterday - she just wants you all to get down of that mountain - looking forward to seeing you when you get home to hear all about it.
paul and laura |
| By: Ian Orr | When: 24th May 2007 23:22 | Well done Roger. Always felt you had the determination and grit to make it all the way to the top. What about the blood gas on the summit? I did think that was rather ambitious.
Ian |
| By: marian mateer | When: 24th May 2007 18:51 | Hi Roger
Well you made it - well done!! You've come a long way since D of E days at FSL - we're all very proud of you. You've been the star of the show at assemblies this week and we've had a few of the paparazzi up at school taking photos etc.
many many congrats. Big hug from me and of course Year 8. Hiope your Mum and Dad have a great time at Base Camp - big hugs to them.
marian |
| By: Claire and all in County Kildare | When: 18th May 2007 23:20 | Hi Podge
Your lovely and very beautiful wife insists you have gone to the summit. I know you are holed up in a lovely five star Nepal hotel !!! Anyway in case you actually are gone to the summit - best of luck from all the Kildare gang Mark, Lucy, James, Vincent (now a Kildare man!) and your favourite - Ed!!!
Lots of love and best wishes
Your evil sister in law
Claire !
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| By: Henry | When: 18th May 2007 14:02 | Those dastardly Sherpas !
Wishing you all the best Roger - we're rooting for you !
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| By: Caroline Hart | When: 17th May 2007 17:06 | Roger
Wishing you a safe and successful summit attempt. Hope your Mum and Dad are at Base Camp when you get back down.
Love from Caroline, Patrick, Sophia and Connor |
| By: Marian Mateer | When: 16th May 2007 15:17 | Hi Roger from Ms Mateer's Maths class 8A FSL. We wish you and the rest of the summit team good luck for climbing Everest. Alyson says "Keep my Flag safe!!!!!" Take plenty of photos.
XXXXXXXXX from all of 8A |
| By: paul fitzpatrick | When: 14th May 2007 12:17 | hi roger - your mum and dad are on their way - look after my big sister - with you all every step.
paul and laura |
| By: Hassan Sulaiman | When: 14th May 2007 08:28 | Hi Roger
All the team in this part of the world is backing your efforts. I think they are jealous! Good luck and see you soon |
| By: John Spencer | When: 8th May 2007 20:33 | I guess the Northern Section will insist on recreating this event for the next 300 or more years wearing nothing more then bowler hats, umbrellas and Lambeg drums made from fleece covered in orange sun block factor 1690 |
| By: Ruth | When: 8th May 2007 17:33 | Trust the nordys to start a fight! |
| By: Marian Mateer | When: 6th May 2007 23:19 | Hi Roger
Had tea with your Mum and Dad last week - they're really getting quite excited now about their trip so lets hope they have a good one. Hope your testing is going well and plans for the summit all on schedule. The pupils from Year 8 ask me every day if you've made it yet!!! And the flag too!!! All the best to you and the rest of the team. Marian |
| By: ANNE GIBSON | When: 5th May 2007 18:44 | Hi Roger!
All the Gibsons, in Lisburn, Dunmurry and Alloway, are following your progress and looking at the amazing photos from Everest! Your Mum cant wait to cross those bridges!! Take care and all success to the team.
Anne Gibson |
| By: nuala mcmorrow | When: 5th May 2007 00:01 | Hi Roger,
Boys will be boys at any age!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Excitment is mounting here one week until we leave. Just take care on the big push up.
Love mum |
| By: Mary Rawson | When: 3rd May 2007 20:50 | Hi All
Trust Kay to start it all - she's not called Chaos for nothing! What fun; wish I was still there to be able to take part - did any trekkers get involved? Thanks for all the blogs, they really keep us informed and entertained. Hope you are able to recharge your batteries when you descend for a while before the final push.
Mary |
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