For the Autumn 2004 Expedition PhD student Elizabeth Kennett went to take our instrument. She also collected some snow and soil samples for
for our microbiology experiment with Wye College. Oh yes and she climbed to the summit ...!!
Camp 1 near 6300 m and below collecting snow near Camp 3 at 7300 m and then filtering in "comfort" at base camp.
The sherpa Inura places the box near 8100m. The Tibetan Plateau is in the background.
Lizzie descending with box in the foregraound near the bamboo the pole
Lizzie with oxygen mask on the summit at 8200m with Mt. Everest and the South Col (where the other box is) just to the right. in the background.
Prayer flags and summit view of Mt Everest and Lhotse on the right.
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