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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2015 - 12:58am PT
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Live Updates from explorersweb.com
Everest Southside Avalanche:
Romanian climber Alex Gavan tweeted about a huge avalanche coming down Pumori and reaching Everest southside BC. "Running for life from my tent. Unhurt. Many many people up the mountain," the message says it all. Not everything is smooth in the area.
IMG Team reported that all climbers and Sherpa from the group are safe.
"Strong aftershocks continuing here on North Side of #Everest," says Adrian.
Sherpa families are also reporting damage in Khumbu area.
Climbers are reported as missing on Everest Southside as a "Mid Camp" was swept away. Ivan Braun says, a rescue mission has been launched.
Avalanches and rockfalls, but Marco and team are also safe at Dhaulagiri BC.
http://www.explorersweb.com/everest_k2/news.php?url=nepal-earthquake-updates-mountains-tremb_142994596
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2015 - 01:41am PT
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Dhaulagiri base camp is devastated"
Everest Avalanche Cloud reaches Base Camp
Eric Arnold describers the earthquake scene at Everest BC in his blog post.
When I opened my tent zipper I see three sides gigantic avalanches come down. Behind me from the Lingtren from the icefall and Pumori. The avalanche from the Icefall-Nuptse is gigantic. Not much later I realize that the cloud base camp is going to hit. My ears are filled to the brim with snow. In five seconds, I look like the abominable snowman.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Apr 25, 2015 - 01:42am PT
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hey there say, jan...
oh my, :O
i just HEARD THIS... oh my...
was coming over to post, and NOW, you are here...
THANK YOU so much for getting this on...
prayers for these folks...oh my... :(
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2015 - 01:48am PT
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I'm afraid that I am going to know some of the casualties. Another Black Year on Everest and now all of Nepal.
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Mark Rodell
Trad climber
Bangkok
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Apr 25, 2015 - 02:06am PT
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I am concerned for everyone in Nepal. The buildings are not able to hold against such a shake. I worry for those in the mountains. I have written a few friends who live there but not answers yet.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Apr 25, 2015 - 02:06am PT
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hey there say, dear dear jan... i highly DID suspect this... for you and all my climber-family-taco-friends, you are in my prayers and in my heart tonight and for all those local folks that live in these areas...
oh my... :( very sad...
i was so concerned about the folks near the volcano, and then,
now this... this has caused some far worse things, at this moment...
thankfully the volcano has not done more...
love to you, dear jan, and for you friends, this night...
(day, there)...
and to you, mark...
my friend, is letting me hear update, from her tv, now...
and i have seen a few reports from internet...
prayers for all the locals, in the awful thing...
and friends and loved one... and climbers, on everest's areas...
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2015 - 02:12am PT
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Thanks neebee. It's 3 am and I'm going to bed as tomorrow is going to be a long sad day.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Apr 25, 2015 - 02:15am PT
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hey there say, jan...
i love you... night now... :(
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Apr 25, 2015 - 02:33am PT
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The Tale of Two Towers
Wikipedia has not hesitated in updating their article on the Darahara Tower.
Two earthquakes prior to the one on the 25th of April, 2015, one in 1834 and another in 1934, claimed the original, then the other.
It was rebuilt following the 1934 shake, but this present-day quake took half of the tower. Several injuries resulted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharahara
Jan and Mark, here's hoping your fellows are safe and that emergency services prove adequate.
God bless the people of Nepal.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Apr 25, 2015 - 02:45am PT
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hey there say,... JUST in case any of you KNOW THIS MAN...
this was on the on-going update...
you may want to go read there:
edit:
greetings, this morning, to mouse...
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Reeotch
climber
4 Corners Area
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Apr 25, 2015 - 03:58am PT
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This is bad. I remember going around Kathmandu thinking that if they ever have a big earthquake most of those unreinforced brick buildings would go down.
7.9 is a huge quake.
They're going to need a lot of help.
Sorry to hear about this!
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Apr 25, 2015 - 05:31am PT
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So sorry to hear this news.
I have a few friends who live over there.
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Apr 25, 2015 - 05:38am PT
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LA Times has got a bunch of photos of totally collapsed multi story brick buildings. (I can't manage to post link). Looks bad.
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Mexico City, D.F.
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Apr 25, 2015 - 05:47am PT
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CNN Video
Photos of wrecked buildings in Katmandu
Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN)A 7.8 magnitude earthquake centered less than 50 miles from Kathmandu rocked Nepal with devastating force early Saturday, killing at least 688 people -- and probably more -- in Nepal's capital city, authorities said.
Historic buildings in Kathmandu lay in rubble on the ground. The injured were being treated outside hospitals in chaotic scenes. Residents, terrorized by a seemingly endless series of aftershocks, huddled outdoors.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Apr 25, 2015 - 06:06am PT
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Yikes. This is terrible news.
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couchmaster
climber
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Apr 25, 2015 - 06:38am PT
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My best to all those affected. Has to be bad with the sh#t buildings they have over there. Looks like 8 are dead on Everest alone.
Wapost has: "An official with Nepal’s mountaineering department, Gyanendra Shretha, said the bodies of eight people had been recovered and an unknown number remain missing or injured....."
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Apr 25, 2015 - 06:43am PT
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Oh jeez..best wishes to a lot of people.. worried about some folks too.
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