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safe as we possibly can.

But that is not to say

that it is completely safe.

19 people have

died in that Icefall.

Whoa!

Whoa! Hold on!

Steady.

You all right, Jon?

You all right?

- I'm good.

- Okay.

All right, steady up.

Whoo!

So remember, we're a team.

Let's look out for each other.

Look out for hypothermia,

things like slurred speech

and irrational behavior.

I've seen hypoxic

climbers rip off

all their clothes

at 8,000 meters

because they're feeling hot.

You all know about cerebral edema,

the swelling of your brain

to the point of loss of motor

function and eventually death.

And pulmonary edema,

which is your lungs filling with fluid

so you effectively drown.

The only cure is to get

down the mountain, fast.

- All right, okay.

- All right, buddy.

But it is not all

doom and gloom here, okay?

Myself and

the whole AC team are here

to make sure you get

up and down safely

and you will

acclimatize naturally.

So why don't we all give

Caro a nice big thank you,

it's her first time here.

- All right.

- Nice job.

Well done.

See, you want to

get on the regulator.

You want to hear that hiss.

Connect your hose.

- Yasuko.

- Beck.

How'd you do, darling?

Okay.

- Good?

- Well done.

Can I get a hit of that?

Have a suck on that.

In a situation like this,

you just wanna

catch your breath,

throw it up to four.

You should start

feeling pretty good.

I can feel it already.

How did you boys go?

Hey.

Instant happiness.

- It's amazing.

- Very happy.

Doug, you okay?

Well, when we get back to Base,

I want you to get Caro

to take a look at you.

- No. I'm all right, I'm okay.

- No, no.

And do me a favor,

spend your night on oxygen.

Yeah?

Yeah.

We got enough?

We got plenty.

All right.

Get some tea into ya.

Just lift your shirt up a bit.

Thank you.

And take a deep breath for me?

Just take one of those

in the morning

with a bit of water,

before breakfast.

Okay, thanks.

Right, Beck, you're up.

Sorry. Here, go for it.

Read it and weep.

Take it easy, Doug.

Right, you can stop.

Yeah?

You're in great shape, Beck.

I am in great shape.

- You are.

- Six days a week in the gym.

Ought to do it.

Your wife must love that.

Yeah, she does.

Oh, no. What's

the date today?

April 25th.

No!

I need to send a message to my wife.

Can I use your fax?

You might wanna

look at this one first.

It came in for you last night.

- Lord.

- What?

Can I use your sat phone?

Ooh!

Well, if this did come in last night,

it's an emergency.

It's 25 bucks a minute, Beck.

Yep, fine.

No, this one's on us.

Seriously?

Thanks.

Rob!

- Beck?

- Peach, it's me.

What's happened?

Nothing, nothing.

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