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Exploration

Scott Parazynski's Everest Summit Bid Begins

By Keith Cowing

NASA Watch

May 7, 2009

Editor’s update: At 12:14 Nepal time Scott radioed in to Base Camp that he had arrived at Camp II.
Editor’s note: Scott is on his way to the summit of Mt Everest. He departed IMG Base Camp just after 4 am local time this morning (7 May) with his Sherpa guide Danuru. The moon was out and the sky was crystal clear. ETA at the summit is 7-8 pm EDT 10 May (5-6 am 11 May Nepal time).
Track Scott’s progress via SPOT here.
More info at onorbit.com/everest
Follow Scott on Twitter at SPOTscott

Keith Cowing

NASA Watch founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.