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Nuptse Memorial
Richard Summerton Memorial cross
Gerry Owens Memorial cross
and conclusiveness sat like a pit in our stomachs as we trudged the last few hours to Dingboche from Nuptse BC. We tried to fill the hole with numerous coffees and cakes at the various coffee shops around Dingboche, but to no avail. We finished the expedition and had completed all our tasks one way or another, but the ordeal wasn’t over. We had to wait 4 more days to be recovered by the MI17.
At the end of the expedition we received an email from Anne-Marie Brister, David’s sister. I would like to pass on her thanks rather than mine for those who made
David Brister Memorial cross
this expedition possible: “Please pass on very many thanks to all those who put together such a complex operation and made rebuilding the cairn possible and to
‘We had to wait 4 more days to be recovered by the MI17’
all those who organised such a moving service: Gurkhas, Royal Engineers, the Nepal Army who flew in supplies, the medic, the padre, the porters, the stone masons, the climbers and all those who provided the administration and funds to make it happen.
Memorial Plaque
Pasang Memorial cross
Memorial Location: 27°55”43.41”N 86°51”35.81”E
Participants: Col Ian Logan (RGR), Maj Alistair Mason (AGC ETS), Capt Wilhelm Louw (RGR), WO2 Aaron Durham (RE), SSgt Stuart Smith (RE), LCpl Sunil Limbu MC (RGR), Mrs Edwina Logan, Mr Alistair Turkington.
Building the foundation
Nuptse Glacier, all that is left is the scar on the ground
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