Comments on: Expedition Teams Respond To West Ridge Avalanche http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/08/expedition-teams-respond-to-west-ridge-avalanche/ THE FIRST ASCENT BLOG Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:07:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: talljohn777 http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/08/expedition-teams-respond-to-west-ridge-avalanche/comment-page-1/#comment-256 talljohn777 Sun, 10 May 2009 21:14:28 +0000 http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=855#comment-256 So, very sad... My thoughts go out to the family. I like the earlier expressed idea of contributing to the family. If you guys can put something together I too would like to contribute and I am sure that others would as well. Be safe and good luck during the rest of the expediton, our thoughts are with you all... So, very sad… My thoughts go out to the family. I like the earlier expressed idea of contributing to the family. If you guys can put something together I too would like to contribute and I am sure that others would as well.

Be safe and good luck during the rest of the expediton, our thoughts are with you all…

]]> By: david harold http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/08/expedition-teams-respond-to-west-ridge-avalanche/comment-page-1/#comment-249 david harold Sat, 09 May 2009 14:15:57 +0000 http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=855#comment-249 my prayers are with you all. feel the mountain, return to yourselves, and decide well. remember, getting home is not optional. my prayers are with you all. feel the mountain, return to yourselves, and decide well. remember, getting home is not optional.

]]> By: T-Dawg http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/08/expedition-teams-respond-to-west-ridge-avalanche/comment-page-1/#comment-248 T-Dawg Sat, 09 May 2009 06:20:09 +0000 http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=855#comment-248 Sorry to hear about the loss of a Sherpa. Everest claiming yet another brave soul is disheartening. I'm glad to hear that everyone else was safe though. Hope you have time to let everyone know if your friend is ok enough to go back up or not. Good luck to you and the rest of the First Ascent Team. Sorry to hear about the loss of a Sherpa. Everest claiming yet another brave soul is disheartening. I’m glad to hear that everyone else was safe though. Hope you have time to let everyone know if your friend is ok enough to go back up or not. Good luck to you and the rest of the First Ascent Team.

]]> By: MTN MAMMA http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/08/expedition-teams-respond-to-west-ridge-avalanche/comment-page-1/#comment-247 MTN MAMMA Sat, 09 May 2009 02:20:17 +0000 http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=855#comment-247 WOW - probably more of a day than you had hoped for! Hang in there guys! Thanks for the detailed account - my kids have been following your journey - daily! WOW – probably more of a day than you had hoped for! Hang in there guys! Thanks for the detailed account – my kids have been following your journey – daily!

]]> By: doverpro http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/08/expedition-teams-respond-to-west-ridge-avalanche/comment-page-1/#comment-246 doverpro Fri, 08 May 2009 22:43:34 +0000 http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=855#comment-246 I read about this on everestnews.com and how courageous Dave behaved helping to find the missing climber/s. At the time no one new that it was a Sherpa or there were any guides and climbers in the path of the avalanche. What a professional and great human being Dave is. I thought you people should know since Dave wouldn't hype his own actions. I'm sure the other guides would have done more but were out of position to help out. Bravo Dave Hahn!!! I read about this on everestnews.com and how courageous Dave behaved helping to find the missing climber/s. At the time no one new that it was a Sherpa or there were any guides and climbers in the path of the avalanche. What a professional and great human being Dave is. I thought you people should know since Dave wouldn’t hype his own actions. I’m sure the other guides would have done more but were out of position to help out. Bravo Dave Hahn!!!

]]> By: stevedebrun http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/08/expedition-teams-respond-to-west-ridge-avalanche/comment-page-1/#comment-245 stevedebrun Fri, 08 May 2009 20:54:47 +0000 http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=855#comment-245 It would be nice if there were some way for the readers of this blog, and the public in general, to help this Sherpa's family. They have lost their father and primary breadwinner (I'm assuming). There are many well-meaning folks reading and following along that would be happy to help financially if there were a way to do so. Be safe. It would be nice if there were some way for the readers of this blog, and the public in general, to help this Sherpa’s family. They have lost their father and primary breadwinner (I’m assuming). There are many well-meaning folks reading and following along that would be happy to help financially if there were a way to do so. Be safe.

]]> By: Ahelsing http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/08/expedition-teams-respond-to-west-ridge-avalanche/comment-page-1/#comment-244 Ahelsing Fri, 08 May 2009 19:19:21 +0000 http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=855#comment-244 Very sorry to hear these sad news :( Although all lives lost in mounting climbing is a tragedy, it is almost the most saddening when it is a sherpa that is lost. The climbers come and climb for whatever reason they might have, but the sherpas are there working and making a living for themselves and their families... My thoughts goes to the family that has lost a father and to the friends of the lost climber. Very sorry to hear these sad news :( Although all lives lost in mounting climbing is a tragedy, it is almost the most saddening when it is a sherpa that is lost. The climbers come and climb for whatever reason they might have, but the sherpas are there working and making a living for themselves and their families… My thoughts goes to the family that has lost a father and to the friends of the lost climber.

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