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		<title>First Ascent Everest Summit Makes News</title>
		<link>http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/06/04/first-ascent-everest-summit-makes-news/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[First Ascent&#8217;s Everest summit on May 19 made headlines across the United States.  Check out the scoop.
Ed Viesturs Group Reaches Summit of Mount Everest
Seattle Times
5/20/09
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2009238109_webclimb20.html
Phone Call from Mount Everest
USA Today
5/21/09
http://blogs.usatoday.com/gameon/2009/05/phone-call-from-mount-everest.html?csp=34
First Ascent Team Summits Everest!
Climbing.com
5/26/2009
http://www.climbing.com/exclusive/above/first_ascent_team_summits_everest/
Extreme Tech: Everest Filmmaking
National Geographic Adventure Blog
http://ngadventure.typepad.com/blog/2009/05/extreme-tech-everest-filmmaking-with-macbook-pros-solar-power.html



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		<title>What a Difference a Day Makes</title>
		<link>http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/30/what-a-difference-a-day-makes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 20:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Hahn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everest Dispatch #90
May 30, 2009
Katmandu
By Dave Hahn
What a difference a day or two can make.  The First Ascent team walked out of Namche and down through the farms and fields of Phak Ding the other morning.  In short order, we&#8217;d gone from snow, ice and rock to wheat, barley and happy little kids [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cyclone Slams Everest, Team Evacuates Basecamp</title>
		<link>http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/27/cyclone-slams-everest-team-evacuates-basecamp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 18:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Hahn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everest Dispatch #89
May 27, 2009
Namche, Nepal
By Dave Hahn
The cyclone pushed us out of Everest Basecamp.  Early yesterday morning, it tried to crush us in our tents.  Heavy, wet snow was falling at the rate of perhaps three inches per hour.  Everything was getting buried fast&#8230; tents, yaks, climbing gear.  It was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peter Whittaker: &#8220;&#8230; it&#8217;s time to go home.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/24/peter-whittaker-its-time-to-go-home/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/24/peter-whittaker-its-time-to-go-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 20:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Base Camp Manager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everest Dispatch #87
May 24, 2009
Everest Basecamp

’09 Pre-Monsoon Climbing Season
There are two distinct sounds that jar me away from the day to day life at Basecamp and instantly remind me of the sobering landscape in which we are living. The first starts as a low grumble, like a distant roll of thunder moving up the valley, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Second Summit Team Back Safe at Basecamp</title>
		<link>http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/24/second-summit-team-back-safe-at-basceamp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 16:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Hahn</dc:creator>
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Everest Dispatch #86
May 24, 2009
Basecamp
I was perplexed this morning at ABC.  Shouldn’t a night’s sleep have healed all wounds and refreshed me enough to seize one more Everest day?  But as I lay –uncomfortably- in my sleeping bag at 5:30 AM, rubbing my eyes, stifling coughs and wondering why so many muscles hurt… I remembered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy, Tired Team Will Overnight at ABC</title>
		<link>http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/23/happy-tired-team-will-overnight-at-abc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 17:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Hahn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Team Hahn Summit Day Audio Dispatch #02
Everest Dispatch #85
6:00pm May 23 Nepal Time




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		<title>Behind the Scenes at Basecamp During Second Summit Bid</title>
		<link>http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/23/behind-the-scenes-at-basecamp-during-second-summit-bid/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/23/behind-the-scenes-at-basecamp-during-second-summit-bid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 14:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Base Camp Manager</dc:creator>
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		<title>Update 12:30pm, Nepal time, May 23 &#8211; Team Descending to Camp 2</title>
		<link>http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/23/update-1230pm-nepal-time-may-23-team-descending-to-camp-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/23/update-1230pm-nepal-time-may-23-team-descending-to-camp-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 07:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Base Camp Manager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Email from Basecamp:
We heard from Dave that the the summit team are currently descending from the South Col to Camp 2. They departed the Col. at approx. 12.30pm and are expected to arrive at Camp 2 around 5 pm. We will post an entry as soon as the team arrives at Camp 2.
Gerry



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		<title>Update 10:45am, Nepal time, May 23 &#8211; Team back at South Col</title>
		<link>http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/22/update-1045am-nepal-time-may-23-team-back-at-south-col/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/22/update-1045am-nepal-time-may-23-team-back-at-south-col/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 05:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Base Camp Manager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Email from Basecamp:
Hi there,
The summit team including Dave, Seth, Melissa and Kent have arrived safely at the south col. They plan to spend a few hours resting and evaluate the weather conditions before making the decision to spend the night at camp 4, or descend to camp 2.  As soon as we hear from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dispatch from the Summit!</title>
		<link>http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/22/dispatch-from-the-summit/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/22/dispatch-from-the-summit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 02:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cherie Silvera, First Ascent Team Field Producer</dc:creator>
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*Next dispatch from the team will be at the South Col, their descent
will take approximately 4 hours



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