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Sunday, July 7, 2019

Gillian Lee writing

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Gillian Lees attempt to climb Mount Everest

This year in May Gillian Lee a mountaineer made his fourth attempt to climb Mount Everest with no oxygen tank. He did not waste time climbing with the crowd of 200-300 people so he took the Tibet route on the North side of the mountain.

At 7600 meters up Gill started to feel dangerously ill. He was constantly coughing and the state he was in got worse with every step. The Sherpas noticed this and took action immediately. He had to be dragged back to his tent in order to survive this deadly adventure. On their way down they met a team of Chinese rope fixers who helped save the day by helping Gillian Lee down the mighty Maunga. He was strapped in his sleeping bag that was used as a sled. His Sherpas kept him warm and gave him oxygen so he could make it down safely. If he had not come down he would have been frozen like an ice-cube. Once they have arrived at base camp he was put in a helicopter and taken to Kathmandu hospital where he is treated well.

Gillian’s mum had traveled to Nepal to see her son. Her reactions were very unpleasant. She was angry at her no good son and had tried to talk him out of this multiple times. She was furious at him for not taking her advice but she was glad that he had made it down safely.

1 comment:

  1. hi my name is mohammed your writing is good it is fun to read

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