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- Daily update: Will Robin Hood make it to Kathmandu?
- It all depends on the legitimacy of a Nepalese letter awaiting our trekkers in Lukla. And for those of you who've posted messages and sent e-mail to Mike and Dave, here's a special treat... Dave responds to several of you personally!4/26/00Namche, Nepal3:00 P.M. local time (5:15 A.M. EDT)Today I discovered...
- Tags: David Bard, DO KNOW, Namche, Nepalese
- Technical articles 2000-05-01
- Daily update: The first signs of illness
- Our almostEverest trekkers have made it up 11,500 feet to Namche, Nepal. As Mike is discovering, the trek won't always be easy; but being down for the count has given him more time to enjoy his surroundings.4/15/00Namche, Nepal5:10 PM local time (7:25 A.M. EDT)After being thoroughly soaked by the surprising...
- Tags: Michael Jackman, Namche, Nepal
- Technical articles 2000-04-18
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- Daily update: Ruggedizing the equipment
- The view at 12,000 feet may be spectacular, but the almostEverest trekkers are realizing how harsh the climate can be on their equipment and batteries. Duct tape and Ziploc bags to the rescue!4/16/006:15 P.M. local time (8:30 A.M. EDT)Valley beneath TangbocheDeboche.Hello all. First I'd like to report that I am...
- Tags: Engineering, Michael Jackman, trail, climber, battery
- Technical articles 2000-04-19
- Itinerary & sponsors: Where we're going and who's helping us get there
- On April 8, TechRepublic co-editors-in-chief David Bard and Mike Jackman are flying to the Himalayas to report on high-altitude tech and climb 20,285-foot (6,183-meter) Imja Tse. Here's how they'll spend their days, and who's helping them keep in touch.Wouldn’t it be nice to fly to the foot of Everest and...
- Tags: Mike Jackman and David Bard
- Technical articles 2000-04-07
- Pumori 2000 offers education on the Web about Nepal, climbing
- Among the many expeditions climbing in Nepal and carrying high tech gear is Pumori 2000. This group hopes to teach Chicago school kids some valuable lessons.Namche, NepalApril 15, 2000You had almostEverest's techxpedition communicating with elementary school classes back home in Louisville, KY. You had Microsoft sponsoring a teacher going up...
- Tags: Web, Michael Jackman, Everest/Pumori 2000, Nepal
- Technical articles 2000-05-17
- Mike and Dave's top ten reasons NOT to come home
- Dave and Mike share the top ten things they dread returning to. What do you think tops their list?Here are the top ten things we're not looking forward to when we return to the U.S.:10. David: Okay Mike, here's what I say: work. I'm finding it hard to think about...
- Tags: David Bard, Mike Jackman and David Bard
- Technical articles 2000-05-01
- Back to school: Reply to a special e-mail from Cassie
- M.B.S. Elementary School student Cassie Beisel recently sent the almostEverest trekkers a high-altitude breathing tip she learned. Surprise, Cassie! Here's a reply just for you!As part of their almostEverest trek challenge, Mike and Dave are introducing school children to high-tech and high-altitude technology (see "Back to school: Dave and Mike's...
- Tags: Mike Jackman and David Bard, e-mail, Cassie Beisel
- Technical articles 2000-04-26
- Daily update: At 8,000 feet, you can't tell the CEOs from the clerks
- High in the Himalayas, Mike and Dave are applying their techie know-how to help an American couple with electronics woes.4/27/00Phakding, NepalShorter dispatch today because of our battery conservation measures...We had a wonderful, mostly downhill hike today for about five hours from Namche to Phakding. When the hills had to be...
- Tags: Michael Jackman, camera, Phakding, electronics, battery
- Technical articles 2000-05-01
- Back to school: The first collection of answers from Nepal
- Mike and Dave take their best shot at answering the first batch of thoughtful questions from the kids in Ms. Oyler's sixth- and seventh-grade class at Most Blessed Sacrament Elementary School.As part of their almostEverest trek challenge, Mike and Dave are introducing school children to high-tech and high-altitude technology (see...
- Tags: Sales tools, Mike Jackman and David Bard, yak, Most Blessed Sacrament Elementary School
- Technical articles 2000-04-24
- Daily update: A lesson in high-altitude group dynamics
- Dave and Mike have learned many lessons along the trail, including how to save their equipment from dust and how to save each other from, well, each other.4/18/00Dingboche, Nepal12:00 noon local time (2:15 A.M. EDT)Rest dayToday is a rest day before heading up to Loboche, which sits at 16,100 feet...
- Tags: Sales tools, Strategy, David Bard, tent
- Technical articles 2000-04-21
- Back to the salt mines
- Only 10 days ago, Mike and Dave were in another world. Now that world almost seems like a dream. How is Mike coping with his return to telephones, commuting, and business meetings? Read on to find out.Louisville, KY, USAMay 8, 20003:44 P.M. ESTHow odd to have a dateline saying "Louisville"...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, Michael Jackman, dispatch, Louisville
- Technical articles 2000-05-11
- Daily update: Don't sway the suspension bridges
- Our almostEverest climbers survived what may have been the craziest flight of their lives. They've met their Sherpas and porters, loaded their team of yaks, and they're heading up the mountain. Let the real fun begin!4/13/00Phakding, Nepal4:45 P.M. local time (7:00 A.M. EDT)And they say miracles don't happen.We made it...
- Tags: Strategy, Mike Jackman and David Bard, yak, Porter five forces, Sherpas, Lukla, yak team, Phakding, team
- Technical articles 2000-04-17
- Daily update: "Night Ops"
- In the dense fog of a Nepalese night, two figures huddle in the darkness, trying desperately to connect to the satellite Morsviazsputnik. Will they accomplish their mission of sending a high-priority document halfway around the world?4/26/00Namche, Nepal3:15 P.M. local time (5:30 A.M. EDT)For all you technophiliacs out there, here's a...
- Tags: Notebooks, Network technology, Michael Jackman, Immarsat Mini-M, phone
- Technical articles 2000-05-01
- Daily update: Almost home
- The guys are on their way home and they're leaving most of their equipment behind. Are they tired of hauling it, or do they have a more charitable reason for not bringing it home?4/29/00Kathmandu, Nepal8:00 P.M. local time (10:15 A.M. EDT)CLEAN! Long shower, shampoo three times, trim the new beard,...
- Tags: Michael Jackman, runway
- Technical articles 2000-05-03
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