March
March 15	The team and trekking companions leave Canada for Nepal
March 16	Team arrives in Bangkok, Thailand for a connecting flight to Kathmandu
March 17	Team arrives in Kathmandu, settles in
March 18	Solar storms disrupt satellite transmissions from Kathmandu
March 19	Interview with Kathmandu journalist Liz Hawley
March 20	Helicopter to Lukla, trek to Phakding, solar storms continue to disrupt transmissions
March 21	Trek to Namche Bazaar
March 22	Visit to Namche school
March 23	Trek to Khumjung
March 24	Visit to Khumjung School
March 25	Visits to the Namche Bazaar market and home of Lhapka Tshering Sherpa
March 26	Byron's wife Jamie and son Zach return to Canada
March 27	Trek to Deboche
March 28	Trek to Dingboche
March 29	Light snow in Dingboche
March 30	Acclimatization climb to Pokaildi Ridge in Dingboche
March 31	Trek to Lobuche
April
April 1	Arrive at Basecamp, 5,350 m
April 2	Communications tent set up at Basecamp
April 3	Basecamp birthday party for John Armstrong
April 4	Documentary producer George Gallant leaves Basecamp for Canada
April 5	At Basecamp, preparing for climb to Camp I
April 6	Climb through icefall and overnight stay at Camp I
April 7	Acclimatization Climb to Camp II, overnight at Camp I
April 8	Strong winds at Camp I, climb down to Basecamp
April 9	Puja ceremony at Basecamp
April 10	Sherpas carry equipment to Camp I and II
April 11	Brad Wrobleski, and Ann and John Armstrong have left the expedition
April 12	Team doctor Virginia Robinson called away to help a Canadian climber with altitude sickness
April 13	Mountaineer Peter Habeler drops by Byron's Basecamp for tea
April 14	Byron's 40th birthday at Basecamp
April 15	Expedition leaders' meeting at Basecamp
April 16	Basecamp breakfast meeting regarding fixed rope above Camp III
April 17	Serac collapses in icefall, teams turn back
April 18	Climb to Camp II, overnight stay
April 19	At Camp II, other teams establishing camps
April 20	At Camp II, light snow and sunny
April 21	Climb to Camp III, overnight stay in high winds
April 22	Climb down to Basecamp, Dave and Jenny Irvine-Halliday and their son Gregor have arrived
April 23	Rest day at Basecamp
April 24	10 cm snowfall at Basecamp
April 25	Still at Basecamp, several avalanches seen
April 26	Waiting on weather at Basecamp
April 27	Sherpas climb to Camp II to stock camps
April 28	Sherpas stock Camp III, turn back from Camp IV due to high winds
April 29	High winds up high keep Sherpas from reaching Camp IV again
April 30	At Basecamp, Byron meets with previous summitter Greg Wilson
May
May 1	Several leaders' meetings as weather window opens
May 2	Avalanche risk on Lhotse Face forces team to wait at Basecamp
May 3	Still at Basecamp, high winds contradict latest forecast
May 4	Team hurriedly climbs to Camp II on Sherpa advice
May 5	Byron and Tim reach Camp III
May 6	Team arrives at Camp IV, does not depart for summit
May 7	Team returns to Camp II in white-out
May 8	Climb down from Camp II to Basecamp
May 9	Rest at Basecamp, some other teams push for top
May 10	High winds keeping other teams from the summit
May 11	Still waiting at Basecamp
May 12	Byron descends to Dingboche to rest
May 13	Byron in Dingboche, meets Canadian trekkers
May 14	Several teams push for the top
May 15	Russian team summits from the north side
May 16	Three teams reach summit from the south side
May 17	Byron and Tim climb to Camp II, fellow Canadian Ben Webster reaches the summit
May 18	Byron and Tim remain at Camp II, forecast shows high winds for May 19. Leader of all-woman Nepal team reaches summit, descends to Camp II
May 19	Byron and Tim climb to Camp III, fellow Canadian Michael Down joins them
May 20	Seven Sherpas and Byron Smith reach the summit at approx. 9:20 p.m. ET (7:15 a.m. Nepal time, Sunday, May 21)
May 21	Byron and Tim climb to Camp II, some Sherpas remain to dismantle Camp IV
May 22	Byron and Tim return to Basecamp, some Sherpas remain at the high camps, cleaning up and bringing gear down. Dr. Virginia Robinson heads home
May 23	Prime Minister Jean Chretien phones Byron at Basecamp to extend congratulations to the team
May 24	All of the team's Sherpas return to Basecamp, joining Byron and Tim in the final broadcast
May 25	Byron leaves Basecamp, headed home
May 26	Canadian climber Michael Down from Vancouver, B.C. summits Everest at approx 8:30 a.m. Nepal time