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Mac takes Puja Hill
02/05/07Mac Mackenney

Logistics team blog
I turned in at about 10:00pm, clear skies overhead and almost a full moon. It was a wonderful night, but did make a complete mockery of the weather forecast that we had received.
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01/05/07Mac Mackenney

Logistics team blog
With a day off I had yet another lie in, wallowing in my sleeping bag. As soon as the sun hits the tent, the temperature inside goes from a mind numbing minus 10 degrees to a sweltering plus 30 degrees!

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Sleeping accommodation

30/04/07Mac Mackenney

Logistics team update
The weather forecast couldn?t have been more wrong, as we basked in the warm sunshine on the veranda at the back of the dining tent.
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The IMAX office

29/04/07Mac Mackenney

Getting up at the crack of dawn?
02:45am, it?s minus 7 degrees, there?s 2inches of snow on the ground and I?m getting out of my warm sleeping bag.
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29/04/07Mac Mackenney

Logistics team blog
The only job that I really wanted to do today was remove a huge lump of rock that was at the back of the generator shelter.

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28/04/07Mac Mackenney

Logistics team blog
It was incredibly windy last night. I woke on several occasions due to the noise of the prayer flags that were flapping in the wind above my tent.

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27/04/07Mac Mackenney

Logistics team blog
It was a glorious morning and for the first time in a long while the clouds didn?t appear at their usual time of midday. In fact it was so warm that the two Marks were sunbathing on a large rock next to their tent.
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24/04/07Mac Mackenney

Logistics team blog
Mark Wilson asked me if I would like to walk to Gorak Shep and then climb Kala Patar with him and Mark Edsell. In principle, the idea sounded nice, but I really didn?t want to get up at 5:00am again.

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23/04/07Mac Mackenney

Logistics team blog
?Mac Mackenney, Mac Mackenney, this is Michael Brown. Radio check over.?

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12/04/07Mac Mackenney

Windy
The wind blew hard last night and I was worried that the DRASH shelters might take a hammering, particularly the large 6S model that sits high on a rocky outcrop.
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11/04/07Mac Mackenney

Early starts
It was my turn to get up early and start the generators. Why the scientists want to be up and about at 6:00am is anyone?s guess.
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10/04/07Mac Mackenney

Party
Mike announced during the Puja that all research testing was off for the day. With much applause we continued to party for a whole 4 hours.

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09/04/07Mac Mackenney

Chocolate
?Mac Sir, do you have any chocolate that we can offer during the Puja tomorrow?, asked Pasang, younger brother of Pema, our Sirdar.

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Mac & Gas Bottle

27/03/07Mac Mackenney

Mac's Namche fun!
arrived with the Logisitics team in Namche, via Sangboche, by helicopter, accompanied by some of the Namche equipement. Sonam, the Lodge manager, greeted us at the door and showed us the facilities.
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Mac & Rhys Wiring

27/03/07Mac Mackenney

Rhys writes for the Logistics team
Another early rise at the Sherwi Khangba Lodge at an altitude of 3550 meters.
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Mi-17 02 Helicopter

22/03/07Mac Mackenney

A Helicopter Ride to Remember
Parked on the ?hard standing? at the edge of the Kathmandu runway sat an ageing lump of rotor blades and fuselage. Neither Rhys, nor Lee had flown in a helicopter before.
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Barrels at Summit Hotel Compound

20/03/07Mac Mackenney

The durability of our Lode exercise bikes
One of the Lode exercise bikes had been delivered to us upside down from Kathmadu airport. The box it was carried in had taken a bashing and there was the risk that the bike itself was damaged.
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Kathmandu Lab Hand-Over

18/03/07Mac Mackenney

Kathmandu lab hand-over
It was strange having other team members with us here in Kathmandu.
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Paul and Batteries

18/03/07Mac Mackenney

Kathmandu power conundrums
The Calibration Team were due to arrive last night, so we put in a concerted effort yesterday to try and get the lab finished before they arrived.
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Mac refills Honda generator

15/03/07Mac Mackenney

Boys, you?ve got yourself an expedition!
I didn?t get time to write a Blog last night due to the frenzied activity that took place with the arrival of the equipment.
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Summit Hotel

13/03/07Mac Mackenney

Summit Hotel
I took a photo of the Summit Hotel, softly lit by gentle lighting around the patio area and lounge.
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Mountain Biking

12/03/07Mac Mackenney

?Epic Mountain Bike Adventure?
As the Logisitcs team still cannot retrieve the Caudwell Xtreme Everest kit from Kathmandu customs, they decided to go Mountain biking.

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Logistics Team relaxing in the Summit Hotel

12/03/07Mac Mackenney

The Kathmandu Laboratory
Today we were allowed access to the room that will become the Kathmandu laboratory for the next 3 months.

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Jovan_Sex_Appeal

10/03/07Mac Mackenney

Jovan sex appeal?
Visiting the Tamil district was the order of the day and it was time for me to see the real side of Kathmandu.
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Rhys_servicing_Honda_generator

09/03/07Mac Mackenney

Powering the Science!
The different teams from Caudwell Xtreme Everest will all travel up the mountain separately and for this they will need their own power supply.
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Dr Paul Richards

08/03/07Mac Mackenney

Techno Nerd arrives in Kathmandu!
Dr. Paul Richards arrived last night to complete the 4-man Logistics Team. As the ?Power? Manager, he is our team?s electrical expert and proudly describes himself as a ?Techno Nerd?!
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Pool_in_Tom_&_Jerry's

08/03/07Mac Mackenney

Equipment Shenanigans
The equipment is still on its way to Kathmandu. With such a large consignment of freight, it will take several aircraft loads before it all finally arrives here in Nepal.
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08/03/07Mac Mackenney

Response to your Questions!
1. Rhys says thanks
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Logistics Team[1]

06/03/07Mac Mackenney

LOGISTICS TEAM BLOG ? Inaugural Entry
Well, we?ve finally made it to Kathmandu.
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