girly_wales 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2006 Thought you may be interested in seeing this website. You will be able to follow the diary of Mark's next adventure. This guy is truly awesome. http://www.legsoneverest.com/ Enjoy! Good Luck to Mark Andy xxx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
girly_wales 0 Report post Posted April 26, 2006 im not sure if any one else is following this but read his diary. im hoping him or Anne (his wife) will keep us updated. Andy x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat 2 Report post Posted May 2, 2006 Any body who is following Marks attempt on Everist might enjoy this. This just came through in our news here. Climber snaps false leg on Everest Wellington May 2, 2006 - 11:08AM New Zealand mountaineer Mark Inglis, trying to become the first double amputee to climb Mt Everest, snapped one of his artificial legs in two in an accident on the peak, his wife Anne said today. She said her husband, who lost both legs to frostbite in a climbing mishap nearly 24 years ago, told her by satellite phone that it was "a minor hiccup" and he was continuing his attempt on the world's highest peak. Anne Inglis told Radio New Zealand that he was about 6,400 metres up the mountain and was still acclimatising and preparing to move up to Camp Two, which is about 7,500 metres. She said that Mark, 47, had been able to hop and to fix the carbon fibre leg well enough to get to climbing companions, and he then rebuilt it with spare parts. He had a cold and lost his voice and has found the climb "a lot harder than he thought it would be", after climbing Cho Oyu, the world's sixth highest mountain at 8,201 metres, in September 2004. "He was a bit blase about it," she said. "He said it is a lot harder, but he's going well." She said some other groups of climbers had turned back, unable to complete the climb, "but he's going on at the moment". Inglis was a mountain rescue guide when he and fellow countryman Phil Doole both had their legs amputated below the knees after being trapped in an ice cave for 14 days by a blizzard in November 1982 on New Zealand's Mount Cook. He resumed mountaineering after being fitted with carbon-fibre prosthetic legs and climbed Mount Cook (3,754 metres) in 2002 before conquering Cho Oyu two years later. DPA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melaussie 2 Report post Posted May 7, 2006 Cat I heard that he was waiting for them to fly another leg into him and it would take a few days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat 2 Report post Posted May 7, 2006 Thanks Mel I'll check it out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melaussie 2 Report post Posted May 9, 2006 Please do so immediately Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat 2 Report post Posted May 9, 2006 Yes Ma'am Wow!!......... Look what I found :) http://www.legsoneverest.com/diary.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melaussie 2 Report post Posted May 10, 2006 I should have sent it to you sorry-make sure you watch the DOT-cool hey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melaussie 2 Report post Posted May 10, 2006 The leg thing musn't be a problem - the last time I checked (last week) the dot was just passed base camp was about 6320m. So they've made some head way. Although the weather conditions must of changed because he expected to be back in Melbourne by first week May! I don't think so Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat 2 Report post Posted May 10, 2006 I should have sent it to you sorry-make sure you watch the DOT-cool hey So you told me to find something you already knew about......no wonder you're the boss I think the first week of May 2007 maybe hon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melaussie 2 Report post Posted May 11, 2006 I should have sent it to you sorry-make sure you watch the DOT-cool hey So you told me to find something you already knew about......no wonder you're the boss I think the first week of May 2007 maybe hon Ok so if I'm the boss then.....................stop that tail wagging NOW!!!!!! :P :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat 2 Report post Posted May 11, 2006 I should have sent it to you sorry-make sure you watch the DOT-cool hey So you told me to find something you already knew about......no wonder you're the boss I think the first week of May 2007 maybe hon Ok so if I'm the boss then.....................stop that tail wagging NOW!!!!!! :P :P I didn't say you were MY boss :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lizzie2 5 Report post Posted May 11, 2006 I agree, Mel! Cat...stop 'that thing' wagging it's tail! Lizzie :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ally 9 Report post Posted May 11, 2006 I adore the tail! Told you Cat - it'll drive everyone bananas! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lizzie2 5 Report post Posted May 11, 2006 I adore the tail!Told you Cat - it'll drive everyone bananas! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: But, I thought you liked the 'manic paw twitching cat', Ally? Lizzie :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nestudas 0 Report post Posted May 11, 2006 Blimey, I wouldn't class snapping my prosthesis into two a "minor hiccup" in normal conditions let alone half way up Everest. :o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melaussie 2 Report post Posted May 12, 2006 Yeah Ally the cat with Terette's or the paw stutter :P Listen to Lizzie and do what she says if you don't want to take any notice of me-have you got shares in Panadol? Cause I'm sure the price will go up! Besides no one and I mean no one likes a cat's bum :o Get my drift :lol: :lol: Hi Rob, I would have thought the guy would have taken spares-still he is from New Zealand Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat 2 Report post Posted May 12, 2006 Yeah Ally the cat with Terette's or the paw stutter :P Listen to Lizzie and do what she says if you don't want to take any notice of me-have you got shares in Panadol? Cause I'm sure the price will go up! Besides no one and I mean no one likes a cat's bum :o Get my drift :lol: :lol: Hi Rob, I would have thought the guy would have taken spares-still he is from New Zealand Ok ok boss I'll change it sheesh I heard he did take a spare but when he looked in his bag he found a leg of lamb. :P Oh bugger did I say that outloud?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melaussie 2 Report post Posted May 12, 2006 OMG Lizzie we're gunna get that psycho mad waver back!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fiona Call 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2006 Keep the tail wagging. It makes me giggle every time I look at it. I vote for the wag instead of the wave....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat 2 Report post Posted May 12, 2006 Keep the tail wagging. It makes me giggle every time I look at it. I vote for the wag instead of the wave....... Fiona is hereby appointed to "Team Cat"...Mel is demoted herewith Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muz 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2006 Nah put the cat with a snag on :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nestudas 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2006 Yeah Ally the cat with Terette's or the paw stutter :P Listen to Lizzie and do what she says if you don't want to take any notice of me-have you got shares in Panadol? Cause I'm sure the price will go up! Besides no one and I mean no one likes a cat's bum :o Get my drift :lol: :lol: Hi Rob, I would have thought the guy would have taken spares-still he is from New Zealand Yep, of course didn't think he'd go with only one but even so there must be limit to the amount he could take as it all needs to be carried. My thinking would be "oh god I've snapped one I've only got x amount left, what happens if I break another". Mind you, spose a leg of lamb could be quite useful, especially if other provisions were getting low. Pass the mint sauce please. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nestudas 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2006 Keep the tail wagging. It makes me giggle every time I look at it. I vote for the wag instead of the wave....... Fiona is hereby appointed to "Team Cat"...Mel is demoted herewith Cat, that one looks as if you are about to pounce!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
girly_wales 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2006 Mark is pretty good at fixing his own legs. when i met him bakc last year the first thing he asked me was what was my leg like. the guy who actually makes his legs is a close friend of his. So he would have had spare parts... Andy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
