Comments on: Nick (& Mark & Dave), the torch and Everest – Day 13 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/05/07/nick-mark-dave-the-torch-and-everest-day-13/ Giant on the move Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:43:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: John Wright http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/05/07/nick-mark-dave-the-torch-and-everest-day-13/comment-page-1/#comment-460 John Wright Thu, 08 May 2008 00:05:51 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/05/07/nick-mark-dave-the-torch-and-everest-day-13/#comment-460 From MountEverest.net: "We have just seen the Chinese approaching the summit!” reported Silvio ‘Gnaro’ Mondinelli on May 5. “They were at 8,600m, in the middle of a very strong blizzard. They couldn´t make it.” Silvio and his mates watched the attempt live... from the summit of Kalapattar. “It was a large team of about 10 people," Mondinelli said. "They had overcome the Second Step, but then the storm forced them down without reaching the summit.” From MountEverest.net:
“We have just seen the Chinese approaching the summit!” reported Silvio ‘Gnaro’ Mondinelli on May 5. “They were at 8,600m, in the middle of a very strong blizzard. They couldn´t make it.” Silvio and his mates watched the attempt live… from the summit of Kalapattar.

“It was a large team of about 10 people,” Mondinelli said. “They had overcome the Second Step, but then the storm forced them down without reaching the summit.”

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