I'm so pleased for you and your team, and well done for the summit blog in such cold conditions....not easy. Hope those hands warmed up to match your heart. Get yourself down, and you now have a special memory to keep for ever to raise your spirits should they waver from time to time in the years to come. What a mountain, what a man!
Enjoy the long road home Pat.
Hi Patrick - Just turned up at my parent's place in time to hear you made it to the top.
Congratulations from us all. The effort must be enormous, but I'm sure the view is fantastic.
Hope your journey back to earth is as exciting as the climb.
See you back in Australia.
Ciao - Piers
just heard your blog from the summit!!!! congratulations!!!
brilliant news...hope you had time to enjoy the enormity of what you've achieved...and the view...before you needed to head down.
looking forward to seeing the photos!
You made it!! Well done Pat - what a wonderful achievement by you and your team. Safe decent and look forward to seeing you back in Perth.
Lori & Chartyxx
Pat just got message from Harley - who as with others from the gym has been keeping us posted. So happy for you - an incredible achievement and as others have said -safe climb down- look forward to a celebratory drink when you back in Perth.
Best wishes Tony M.
Jill, Dallas, TX
Soooo happy for you! From the beginning, you climbed so strongly. Then, you seemed pretty zapped at Camp 4 - just enough to put the summit bid into question in my mine. What a nice surprise to wake up to all the congratulatory notes on your summit - then to hear your audio blog for myself. Thanks so much for sharing those moments! I must remind myself not to celebrate too much until I hear you are through the icefall one more time, but GREAT going!!!
Dear Patrick, we have been following your progress and are so excited with today news. I feel like a proud Mum although I'm sure yor own mother has that tilte stitched up! I thought swimming to Rotto was my Mt Everest and now that experience for you would be like a light training session! We are so impressed with your extraordinary achievment and so glad you have remained safe. Continue to be safe, get those toes warm as soon as possible, and take the time to soak up your success. You are a man whose soul shines out thru your eyes, your smile and your genuine honesty. We are delighted that someone of your statue achieves their goal. What an inspiration for us all. Once again congratulations, Loreta Murphy, Laurie Levy (lane 1) and children:Sean, Conor, Eloise and Finn
Hi Patrick CONGRATULATIONS mate! YOU DID IT!!! Woo Hoo. So proud of you. Enjoy the journey down. Look forward to hearing the stories on your return. Love Shelley Taylor-Smith xxx
Pat you are amazing! We are thrilled to hear that you made it to the summit - heartfelft congratulations. What an inspiration you are to us all....goose bumps and tears hearing your message...Well done our friend! Safe travels home - Can't wait to celebrate with you on your return. Love Kel, Tayne, Lachie and Ange xoxo
Fantastic Achievement!!!
Take care and stay safe and healthy on your return.
Thanks for taking MAN to the summit of Everest.
Gary Bryant and the members of the Men's Advisory Network (MAN)
It is 2.30am in Perth and Gayle and I feel much happier to read that you and your friends are safely back in Camp 4!Congrats again from all of the Randells,Patrick-Piers,Bec and Monty,Zane and us.We have trouble understanding the enormous effort you made and the endurance you possess.We are in awe.Come down safely.Our heartfelt thanks to your good friends who took you to the top of the world,we don't forget their efforts too.Love from Gayle and me.Peter.
Hi Patrick, Congratulations!!! What an achievement you have made - there are not too many Perth boys who have shared those footsteps. Your blog from the summit really brought it home for us. Have a lovely time recovering and you should feel so proud of yourself. Kendall and Dan
Hey Pat, well done on this fantastic achivement! We are very excited and proud to hear your journey! Good luck and safe travels on your way home. Best Wishes Tam, Maj and Michelle and all the 360 crew.
Hi Patrick,
I just wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS! You making it to the summit is incredible and you should be very proud of yourself. First of all, my name is Zoe and i have been following your story for a while. Hearing all of your expriences have been amazing, and it has really inspired me. In my english class, we read a book about a boy who climbed everest and how he made it to the summit and i guess that is what got me interested. Now i want to climb it for myself, but i am only 13 years old and dont know where to start. I loved reading your posts and hope you had fun! Congrats again!
Zoe
Patrick just wanted to say that you have inspired so many people and we are all so proud to know someone who has achieved this ultimate challenge, and for such a great cause aswell. Cant wait to hear all about it and see all the photos when you come home. Hope you did a plank at the top for me. hehe
I loved following you Mate and as usual just a mega effort from you to talk at the top
That was priceless
All prayers for the way down
Dave Kaplan
South Africa
drdave@mweb.co.za
Congratulations from all the Bunning clan.With the wonders of technology we shared your exhileration at the top,and were relieved to hear of safe descent.
Keep us posted on the Perth party arrangements!Best wishes
Gavin Bunning
Truly awesome news!! Fantastic! Well done to you Pat and well done to all your team. I am a friend of Bobby's (Summit) and am thrilled he is up there too. Please pass on my congratulations to him and to all the Nepali guys in the team. It has been fantastic to be able to follow your adventure, thanks for that. Take care, safe journey back and happy times in Kathmandu.
Kathy Johnson, Sydney
Been a long time since I've spoken to you pat, but just wanted to let you know what an amazing thing we all think you have done. I'm very proud of you for your achievements. Will catch you later on your return. love from Bec.
Saul (my 7yr old boy) wants to say something,
you are my news next week at school. It's very exciting. Thanks from Saul.
Wow this is just pure inspiration for me to continue my dream to climbing everest. Mate congratulations.. doing the aussies proud.. Hopefully down the track i can stand where you were as a proud aussie on top of the world... Just amazing and insperational... Congratulations.
I'm a Western Australian mountaineer who is attempting to climb Mount Everest in 2010.
I've spent a massive amount of blood, sweat, tears and money to position myself where I currently stand - on the verge of fulfilling this, my wildest dream. I hope my journey may inspire you to achieve your wildest dreams, too.
I have a website at patrickhollingworth.com where you can find out more about my expedition.
Messages
Awesome news
Paul Adler — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 05:36Awesome news that you have got to the top of the world! Great job.
Congratulations!
Shelagh — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 06:16Congratulations! Safe climb down.
You did it
Mike Brennan — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 06:50I'm so pleased for you and your team, and well done for the summit blog in such cold conditions....not easy. Hope those hands warmed up to match your heart. Get yourself down, and you now have a special memory to keep for ever to raise your spirits should they waver from time to time in the years to come. What a mountain, what a man!
Enjoy the long road home Pat.
Hi Patrick - Just turned up
peter and gayle — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 07:14Hi Patrick - Just turned up at my parent's place in time to hear you made it to the top.
Congratulations from us all. The effort must be enormous, but I'm sure the view is fantastic.
Hope your journey back to earth is as exciting as the climb.
See you back in Australia.
Ciao - Piers
Congrats
bourg — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 09:14Hi Pat - magnificant effort - congrats - save trip down and home. cheers Bourg
you rock
Lisa m — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 09:18just heard your blog from the summit!!!! congratulations!!!
brilliant news...hope you had time to enjoy the enormity of what you've achieved...and the view...before you needed to head down.
looking forward to seeing the photos!
x lise
Fantastic
loririley — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 09:22You made it!! Well done Pat - what a wonderful achievement by you and your team. Safe decent and look forward to seeing you back in Perth.
Lori & Chartyxx
Sensational- Congratulations big fella
morgs — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 09:37Pat just got message from Harley - who as with others from the gym has been keeping us posted. So happy for you - an incredible achievement and as others have said -safe climb down- look forward to a celebratory drink when you back in Perth.
Best wishes Tony M.
Another congratulation
sarah — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 10:43Jill, Dallas, TX
Soooo happy for you! From the beginning, you climbed so strongly. Then, you seemed pretty zapped at Camp 4 - just enough to put the summit bid into question in my mine. What a nice surprise to wake up to all the congratulatory notes on your summit - then to hear your audio blog for myself. Thanks so much for sharing those moments! I must remind myself not to celebrate too much until I hear you are through the icefall one more time, but GREAT going!!!
heartiest congratulations
muzando — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 11:26Patrick, heartiest congratulations - what an achievement!
well done!!!
book — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 11:39good on you mate. descend with care. ken nz
Safe descent
geoffandjas — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 12:02Patty, Congratulations mate to you and the team. Wishing you all the best for the descent.
From a really proud Geoff Jas and Amity.
Congratulations
Visitor — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 12:51Well done guys, so excited for you. safe return to base camp.
Lana
CONGRATULATIONS
Visitor — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 12:52Dear Patrick, we have been following your progress and are so excited with today news. I feel like a proud Mum although I'm sure yor own mother has that tilte stitched up! I thought swimming to Rotto was my Mt Everest and now that experience for you would be like a light training session! We are so impressed with your extraordinary achievment and so glad you have remained safe. Continue to be safe, get those toes warm as soon as possible, and take the time to soak up your success. You are a man whose soul shines out thru your eyes, your smile and your genuine honesty. We are delighted that someone of your statue achieves their goal. What an inspiration for us all. Once again congratulations, Loreta Murphy, Laurie Levy (lane 1) and children:Sean, Conor, Eloise and Finn
Hi Patrick CONGRATULATIONS
Visitor — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 13:08Hi Patrick CONGRATULATIONS mate! YOU DID IT!!! Woo Hoo. So proud of you. Enjoy the journey down. Look forward to hearing the stories on your return. Love Shelley Taylor-Smith xxx
Top job big fella
Visitor — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 13:09Well matey you've done well. Ney spectacular. Safe passage down. Tim and Angelina
Pat you are amazing!
Visitor — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 13:50Pat you are amazing! We are thrilled to hear that you made it to the summit - heartfelft congratulations. What an inspiration you are to us all....goose bumps and tears hearing your message...Well done our friend! Safe travels home - Can't wait to celebrate with you on your return. Love Kel, Tayne, Lachie and Ange xoxo
Congratulations Patrick
Visitor — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 15:18Fantastic Achievement!!!
Take care and stay safe and healthy on your return.
Thanks for taking MAN to the summit of Everest.
Gary Bryant and the members of the Men's Advisory Network (MAN)
CAMP 4..POST-SUMMIT!
peter and gayle — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 18:51It is 2.30am in Perth and Gayle and I feel much happier to read that you and your friends are safely back in Camp 4!Congrats again from all of the Randells,Patrick-Piers,Bec and Monty,Zane and us.We have trouble understanding the enormous effort you made and the endurance you possess.We are in awe.Come down safely.Our heartfelt thanks to your good friends who took you to the top of the world,we don't forget their efforts too.Love from Gayle and me.Peter.
Congrats
Visitor — Mon, 05/17/2010 - 22:58Hi Patrick, Congratulations!!! What an achievement you have made - there are not too many Perth boys who have shared those footsteps. Your blog from the summit really brought it home for us. Have a lovely time recovering and you should feel so proud of yourself. Kendall and Dan
you ripper
pieboy — Tue, 05/18/2010 - 00:33sick work pat, congrats on reaching the top!
Well done Pat
Visitor — Tue, 05/18/2010 - 01:03Hey Pat, well done on this fantastic achivement! We are very excited and proud to hear your journey! Good luck and safe travels on your way home. Best Wishes Tam, Maj and Michelle and all the 360 crew.
Your climb
Zoe Beutel — Tue, 05/18/2010 - 01:32Hi Patrick,
I just wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS! You making it to the summit is incredible and you should be very proud of yourself. First of all, my name is Zoe and i have been following your story for a while. Hearing all of your expriences have been amazing, and it has really inspired me. In my english class, we read a book about a boy who climbed everest and how he made it to the summit and i guess that is what got me interested. Now i want to climb it for myself, but i am only 13 years old and dont know where to start. I loved reading your posts and hope you had fun! Congrats again!
Zoe
Awesome effort well done!
Visitor — Tue, 05/18/2010 - 01:42Patrick just wanted to say that you have inspired so many people and we are all so proud to know someone who has achieved this ultimate challenge, and for such a great cause aswell. Cant wait to hear all about it and see all the photos when you come home. Hope you did a plank at the top for me. hehe
Ceinwen
Woo hoo!
Pumori — Tue, 05/18/2010 - 01:44I never doubted that you could do it! Congratulations! Don't forget to sign your name at the Rum Doodle...
Shanda
I loved following you Mate
Visitor — Tue, 05/18/2010 - 04:02I loved following you Mate and as usual just a mega effort from you to talk at the top
That was priceless
All prayers for the way down
Dave Kaplan
South Africa
drdave@mweb.co.za
Congratulations from all
Visitor — Tue, 05/18/2010 - 06:31Congratulations from all the Bunning clan.With the wonders of technology we shared your exhileration at the top,and were relieved to hear of safe descent.
Keep us posted on the Perth party arrangements!Best wishes
Gavin Bunning
Congratulations from Bush Heritage Australia
Visitor — Tue, 05/18/2010 - 07:23All Bron's colleagues at Bush Heritage Australia send their very best wishes and congratulations. Doug Humann, CEO
What's next dude
Visitor — Tue, 05/18/2010 - 14:32No way can you top that !
Friggin awesome Pat...
So proud..and almost inspired to ....Nahhhh !
I'll live vicariously through you this time.
Rotto Trev
HUGE CONGRATS TO YOU ALL
Visitor — Wed, 05/19/2010 - 03:22Truly awesome news!! Fantastic! Well done to you Pat and well done to all your team. I am a friend of Bobby's (Summit) and am thrilled he is up there too. Please pass on my congratulations to him and to all the Nepali guys in the team. It has been fantastic to be able to follow your adventure, thanks for that. Take care, safe journey back and happy times in Kathmandu.
Kathy Johnson, Sydney
congrats from Bec and family
peter and gayle — Wed, 05/19/2010 - 08:57Been a long time since I've spoken to you pat, but just wanted to let you know what an amazing thing we all think you have done. I'm very proud of you for your achievements. Will catch you later on your return. love from Bec.
Saul (my 7yr old boy) wants to say something,
you are my news next week at school. It's very exciting. Thanks from Saul.
Congratulations!~
Brandon — Tue, 08/17/2010 - 10:20Wow this is just pure inspiration for me to continue my dream to climbing everest. Mate congratulations.. doing the aussies proud.. Hopefully down the track i can stand where you were as a proud aussie on top of the world... Just amazing and insperational... Congratulations.