And let me make it VERY clear that I have not EVER visited your site. I only added your twitter account a few months ago as well.

Last time I checked you didn’t invent blogs, nor widgets, nor vodpod and not clustermaps either.

Having used WordPress for the last 3 years, I am sure that you and I are not the only people that know how to use widgets. They are freely and easily found.

Again I will emphasise that I am sure that you didn’t invent vodpod or cluster maps.

The intention of evdomada.net is simply to spread to Greek-Australians news stories that may be interesting to pass on to them. I have been broadcasting a radio show since 1998 and “spreading” these type of stories to people since then.

This blog is simply an extension to my radio show.

Evdomada.net is NOT a profit making blog.

Maybe yours is because I do not understand what your concern is with me re-forwarding on a news story that you didn’t write or that you happen to read thanks to your subscription to a news service or a search.

I do not claim ANY article as my own.

I do not claim to be the author of ANY article.

ALL articles have the link to their source.

In fact I even made it very clear that I read one of the articles thanks to your tweet. So I didnt even claim in finding the article!!

Are you concerned that I am taking your artistic rights? Because as far as I can see you are doing very much a similar thing that I do … other than you give the abstract followed by the link and not the whole article.

In any case I have gladly unfollowed you on twitter.

Thank you ever so much for taking the time to send us these updates and keeping us all informed.

Personally I am ever so grateful for your contributions to this web blog that tries to keep all of us Greek-Australians informed on these kind of people, their achievements & events that make us all proud.
Fotis

“Hi everyone,

After summiting Everest at 12 pm last Tuesday May 25th, now safely back at base camp.

Our Everest summit day lived up to the drama, excitement, fear and nightmarish moments that you read about in Everest books.

Soon after leaving camp 3 (8300m) at 11.30pm and 30 mins later than planned, we came across a dying Japanese climber just 100 meters from camp. Despite the attempts by 2 nurses and one doctor in our team, there was nothing they could do and he died a few hours later. As he had pulled the fixed lines, we were then faced with a 15m vertical pitch of steep snow and rock. Due to the conditions masks and goggles iced extremely badly and this made progress difficult. We then battled burried ropes under up to half a meter if snow and ice in various sections which caused major delays as they had to either be dug out or by passed with additional ropes. Passing dead climbers from up to 20 years ago reminded us of the unforgiving environment we were in. Sunrise bought more burried ropes and delays and we considered turning back. In my case eventually on the summit by 12 pm, i was wearing only wrap around sunglasses as my goggles were completely frozen, and I was faced with howling winds and snow drift meaning extreme danger of snow blindness and frost bite in my face, so descended after less then 10 mins on the summit.

Back at c3 by just after 4 pm with very mild snow blindness and dehydration, i heard the unfortunate news that one of our team members was in trouble with blindness at the 2nd step (8700m). Over the next 12 hours, and despite the efforts of a rescue party which included my personal Sherpa who risked his own life, and despite the efforts of 2 others as well, our team member never was never able to make it back to camp 3 (8300m) and mt Everest claimed another person on her slopes for eternity.

The following day I spent 9 hours descending to abc (6400m) and with a few other members as we all suffered from exhaustion we stubbled like drunks into camp.

Over the next few months i will self publish a low cost book to document the trip and motivate others to reach their own Everest and also do some public talks/motivational speaking to ensure that the pain and suffering of the last few months and training of 18months can be used to inspire others to achieve their own goals – will keep you posted with more details or feel free to email.

Thanks to everyone who kept emailing with positive thoughts over the last 2 months and encouragement. Your emails were far more motivating than I can explain here and they kept me going during those -20 degree nights.

Trying to get home to Melbourne slightly earlier and looking forward to catching up with all in Melbourne.

Hope you are well and to you talk soon.

John.”

Cheers
Kathy

Cheers
Kathy

Sophia