The team arrive at Base camp
The team has just started climbing the treacherous ice of the French Spur when hurricane winds start lashing the mountain. Deputy leader Dave Wilson calls everyone off the mountain fast before they're ripped off the exposed Spur. Sitting out the storm for five days is not what they need, as the short climbing season begins to slip past them
Difficult decisions to be made
Ice falls and rope issues make going tough
The team have to come to terms with Everest’s challenges. Risks have to be assessed.
Do they stay or do they go.