"This has been really hard for us, but having each other has helped in being able to come to some acceptance that Trevor won't be coming home, " writes Trevor's family Arnold, Barbara and Jodi today. Image of Trevor and his dog courtesy of 1srg.
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Everest trekker Trevor Stokol update: Last day of search
Posted: Aug 08, 2005 09:30 am EST
This is the latest from the family and 1srg, and it's a tough one:
August 8 1p.m. Kathmandu time: "Report from Mingma Dorje and Aurelia Mignon at the search site last night was that they'd had a spell of bad weather with low cloud and about 6cm of damp snow falling on the glacier. This made recognition of objects a little more difficult; however, the search team prevailed and continued until late afternoon. Evening rain should quickly melt the snow unless low night temperatures lead to more snow."
Assessment of thermal imaging equipment
"The team completed their search of Khumbutse ridge yesterday, as well as the lateral moraine and slopes running from Mt Lingtren to Mt Pumori and all the way to Kala Pattar. They also searched the lower Changri Shar and Changri Nup glaciers to the west of Gorak Shep."
"Today, weather depending, they will complete the glacier search from Gorak Shep south to the village of Lobuche, as well as the small glacier opposite Gorak Shep which lies below Mt Nuptse."
"Some thermal imaging equipment is expected to arrive tomorrow and an assessment will then be made as to whether or not it can be utilised in these conditions."
All areas covered by the end of today, most at least five times
"Broadcasts on local radio have gone out to villages in the area and tomorrow one team of Sherpas will make the trek over the Cho La (pass) to the Gokyo region, west of the Khumbu glacier, both to look for Trevor and to advise the local people of the situation, on the off chance that Trevor walked that way."
"This is the last day of the search... all areas would have been covered by the end of today, most of them at least five times. The fact that Trev has not been found means that he is either in a crevasse or under the avalanche debris. There is a slim chance that he has walked off the mountain, but we have had no response from our televsion, newspaper and radio ads that would have alerted locals to Trevor's disappearance."
Acceptance
"About an hour ago Daniel arrived to support Aurelia in the final search: If it is safe for the Sherpas, they will probe the extension of the avalanche tomorrow - that is to say that they will not be probing the main path of the avalanche as new debris - thick chunks of ice - fall in that area constantly. If tomorrow produces no results, we've done everything we can and will return to Dallas sometime over the weekend after Aurelia and Daniel safely make their way back to Kathmandu."
"This has been really hard for us, but having each other has helped in being able to come to some acceptance that Trevor won't be coming home.
Arnold, Barbara and Jodi"
"Wed, 13 July: I am walking to Mount Everest tomorrow, to get some good pictures and play on glaciers. And then... I'M COMING HOME on August 1st. I'm having a slideshow open house on the afternoon of August 7th, so if you're in Dallas, come on over. There will be tea.
Here's to living dreams!!
Trevor"
With this final message, Trevor left for Everest BC, and was never heard from again. The 1st Special Response Group and Andrew Lock are now organizing the search with the help of Sherpas. The 1st Special Response Group is a unique organization specialized in International SARS "Anytime/Anywhere." Australian Andrew Lock summited his 10th 8000er (Cho Oyu) last year.
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