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Calculated Shard: 16 (from laksa041)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa016.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy030n9z3gjo\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy030n9z3gjo\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cy030n9z3gjo","crawl_time":1773816796,"first_indexed_time":0,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,bbc!www,\/news\/articles\/cy030n9z3gjo s443","src_root_hash":"1643509356818581016","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Beef dripping from first Everest summit at auction in Exeter","meta_descriptions":["The 70-year-old can of beef dripping will go under the hammer on Wednesday."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"22 minutes ago\nZhara Simpson\nDevon\nBBC\nThe 70-year-old can of beef dripping will go under the hammer on Wednesday\nA tin of beef dripping that was taken on the first successful Mount Everest expedition is going up for auction in Devon.\nThe 70-year-old food, along with a letter from E M Elliot detailing that it came from the house of Mike Westmacott, a British mountaineer from Torquay who was also a member of the expedition, is set to go under the hammer at Bearnes Hampton Auctioneers in Exeter on Wednesday.\nBrian Goodison-Blanks, head of the maritime retirement sporting department, said it had a \"unique history\".\nBrian Goodison-Blanks said the can could make between £100 and £150\nGoodison-Blanks said: \"It's innocuous in itself, but with that sort of history, it could potentially do very, very well.\"\nHe said the auctioneers have suggested it could make between £100 and £150, or potentially more when it opens for bidding on Wednesday.\nGoodison-Blanks said there was collectors \"worldwide\" who enjoyed these sorts of pieces from expeditions relating to the Arctic, Antarctic and in particular Mount Everest.\nThe auction house said Westmacott and his team of Sherpas assisted in keeping the camps on the mountain well supplied and went on to have a \"successful mountaineering career\" in his own right being elected president of The Climbers Club between 1978 and 1980.\n\"To actually think they had to carry several pallets of these cans up and down to various base camps at different stages to keep them supplied,\" Goodison-Blanks said.\n\"I think if you're at the top of Mount Everest, one thing you're not going to celebrate is beef dripping, you'd rather champagne, but it was the sort of thing that was practical and useful for them.\"\nBrian Goodison-Blanks said anything in its original condition was sought after\nGoodison-Blanks said the tin itself had some \"patternation and rusting\" on it and the label was a \"bit worn\".\n\"Anything in its original condition is always sought after,\" he added.\n\"I'm not going to open it and it looks like it'll survive a few more years.\n\"It's an interesting thing to have survived 70 years.\"\nMore on this story\nRelated internet links","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cy030n9z3gjo#main-content)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/)\n- [News](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n- [Sport](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport)\n- [Business](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/business)\n- [Technology](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/technology)\n- [Health](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/health)\n- [Culture](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/culture)\n- [Arts](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/arts)\n- [Travel](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/travel)\n- [Earth](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future-planet)\n- [Audio](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/audio)\n- [Video](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/video)\n- [Live](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/live)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/home)\n- [News](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n  - [US & Canada](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/us-canada)\n  - [UK](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk)\n    - [UK Politics](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/politics)\n    - [England](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/england)\n    - [N. 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There's a drawing of a cow at the centre. ](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/4efb\/live\/bdf9a3d0-2223-11f1-b297-95b0a0a8331e.jpg.webp)BBC\n\nThe 70-year-old can of beef dripping will go under the hammer on Wednesday\n\nA tin of beef dripping that was taken on the first successful Mount Everest expedition is going up for auction in Devon.\n\nThe can of Colonial Beef Dripping was taken on the 1953 journey by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay who were the [first confirmed to reach the summit of the world's tallest mountain](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/culture\/article\/20250522-the-first-men-to-conquer-everests-death-zone).\n\nThe 70-year-old food, along with a letter from E M Elliot detailing that it came from the house of Mike Westmacott, a British mountaineer from Torquay who was also a member of the expedition, is set to go under the hammer at Bearnes Hampton Auctioneers in Exeter on Wednesday.\n\nBrian Goodison-Blanks, head of the maritime retirement sporting department, said it had a \"unique history\".\n\n![](https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20260309-121341-5f81352518-web-2.41.1-2\/grey-placeholder.png)![Brian Goodison-Blanks looking at the camera. He is wearing glasses, a grey suit and red and white checked shirt, with a red tie.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/bd09\/live\/b807e180-2223-11f1-94a0-4b8f091b7202.jpg.webp)\n\nBrian Goodison-Blanks said the can could make between £100 and £150\n\nGoodison-Blanks said: \"It's innocuous in itself, but with that sort of history, it could potentially do very, very well.\"\n\nHe said the auctioneers have suggested it could make between £100 and £150, or potentially more when it opens for bidding on Wednesday.\n\nGoodison-Blanks said there was collectors \"worldwide\" who enjoyed these sorts of pieces from expeditions relating to the Arctic, Antarctic and in particular Mount Everest.\n\nThe auction house said Westmacott and his team of Sherpas assisted in keeping the camps on the mountain well supplied and went on to have a \"successful mountaineering career\" in his own right being elected president of The Climbers Club between 1978 and 1980.\n\n\"To actually think they had to carry several pallets of these cans up and down to various base camps at different stages to keep them supplied,\" Goodison-Blanks said.\n\n\"I think if you're at the top of Mount Everest, one thing you're not going to celebrate is beef dripping, you'd rather champagne, but it was the sort of thing that was practical and useful for them.\"\n\n![](https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20260309-121341-5f81352518-web-2.41.1-2\/grey-placeholder.png)![The can of beef dripping with the handwritten letter next to it.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8396\/live\/a7aa1f60-2223-11f1-94a0-4b8f091b7202.jpg.webp)\n\nBrian Goodison-Blanks said anything in its original condition was sought after\n\nThis is not the first time this auction house has had interesting and quirky food items including [Queen Victoria's wedding cake](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-devon-66596048) which sold for £700 and an \"unusual\" [round egg selling for £460](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cvgwz4ek449o).\n\nGoodison-Blanks said the tin itself had some \"patternation and rusting\" on it and the label was a \"bit worn\".\n\n\"Anything in its original condition is always sought after,\" he added.\n\n\"I'm not going to open it and it looks like it'll survive a few more years.\n\n\"It's an interesting thing to have survived 70 years.\"\n\n[More news stories for Devon](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/england\/devon)\n\n[Listen to the latest news for Devon](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/brand\/p08dy02f)\n\n*Follow BBC Devon on* [X](https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcspotlight)*,* [*Facebook*](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DevonBBC) *and* [*Instagram*](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcdevon\/)*. 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Boilerpipe Text	22 minutes ago Zhara Simpson Devon BBC The 70-year-old can of beef dripping will go under the hammer on Wednesday A tin of beef dripping that was taken on the first successful Mount Everest expedition is going up for auction in Devon. The 70-year-old food, along with a letter from E M Elliot detailing that it came from the house of Mike Westmacott, a British mountaineer from Torquay who was also a member of the expedition, is set to go under the hammer at Bearnes Hampton Auctioneers in Exeter on Wednesday. Brian Goodison-Blanks, head of the maritime retirement sporting department, said it had a "unique history". Brian Goodison-Blanks said the can could make between £100 and £150 Goodison-Blanks said: "It's innocuous in itself, but with that sort of history, it could potentially do very, very well." He said the auctioneers have suggested it could make between £100 and £150, or potentially more when it opens for bidding on Wednesday. Goodison-Blanks said there was collectors "worldwide" who enjoyed these sorts of pieces from expeditions relating to the Arctic, Antarctic and in particular Mount Everest. The auction house said Westmacott and his team of Sherpas assisted in keeping the camps on the mountain well supplied and went on to have a "successful mountaineering career" in his own right being elected president of The Climbers Club between 1978 and 1980. "To actually think they had to carry several pallets of these cans up and down to various base camps at different stages to keep them supplied," Goodison-Blanks said. "I think if you're at the top of Mount Everest, one thing you're not going to celebrate is beef dripping, you'd rather champagne, but it was the sort of thing that was practical and useful for them." Brian Goodison-Blanks said anything in its original condition was sought after Goodison-Blanks said the tin itself had some "patternation and rusting" on it and the label was a "bit worn". "Anything in its original condition is always sought after," he added. "I'm not going to open it and it looks like it'll survive a few more years. "It's an interesting thing to have survived 70 years." More on this story Related internet links
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There's a drawing of a cow at the centre. ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4efb/live/bdf9a3d0-2223-11f1-b297-95b0a0a8331e.jpg.webp)BBC The 70-year-old can of beef dripping will go under the hammer on Wednesday A tin of beef dripping that was taken on the first successful Mount Everest expedition is going up for auction in Devon. The can of Colonial Beef Dripping was taken on the 1953 journey by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay who were the [first confirmed to reach the summit of the world's tallest mountain](https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20250522-the-first-men-to-conquer-everests-death-zone). The 70-year-old food, along with a letter from E M Elliot detailing that it came from the house of Mike Westmacott, a British mountaineer from Torquay who was also a member of the expedition, is set to go under the hammer at Bearnes Hampton Auctioneers in Exeter on Wednesday. Brian Goodison-Blanks, head of the maritime retirement sporting department, said it had a "unique history". ![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260309-121341-5f81352518-web-2.41.1-2/grey-placeholder.png)![Brian Goodison-Blanks looking at the camera. He is wearing glasses, a grey suit and red and white checked shirt, with a red tie.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/bd09/live/b807e180-2223-11f1-94a0-4b8f091b7202.jpg.webp) Brian Goodison-Blanks said the can could make between £100 and £150 Goodison-Blanks said: "It's innocuous in itself, but with that sort of history, it could potentially do very, very well." He said the auctioneers have suggested it could make between £100 and £150, or potentially more when it opens for bidding on Wednesday. Goodison-Blanks said there was collectors "worldwide" who enjoyed these sorts of pieces from expeditions relating to the Arctic, Antarctic and in particular Mount Everest. The auction house said Westmacott and his team of Sherpas assisted in keeping the camps on the mountain well supplied and went on to have a "successful mountaineering career" in his own right being elected president of The Climbers Club between 1978 and 1980. "To actually think they had to carry several pallets of these cans up and down to various base camps at different stages to keep them supplied," Goodison-Blanks said. "I think if you're at the top of Mount Everest, one thing you're not going to celebrate is beef dripping, you'd rather champagne, but it was the sort of thing that was practical and useful for them." ![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260309-121341-5f81352518-web-2.41.1-2/grey-placeholder.png)![The can of beef dripping with the handwritten letter next to it.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/8396/live/a7aa1f60-2223-11f1-94a0-4b8f091b7202.jpg.webp) Brian Goodison-Blanks said anything in its original condition was sought after This is not the first time this auction house has had interesting and quirky food items including [Queen Victoria's wedding cake](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-66596048) which sold for £700 and an "unusual" [round egg selling for £460](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgwz4ek449o). Goodison-Blanks said the tin itself had some "patternation and rusting" on it and the label was a "bit worn". "Anything in its original condition is always sought after," he added. "I'm not going to open it and it looks like it'll survive a few more years. "It's an interesting thing to have survived 70 years." [More news stories for Devon](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/england/devon) [Listen to the latest news for Devon](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p08dy02f) Follow BBC Devon on [X](https://twitter.com/bbcspotlight), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/DevonBBC) and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/bbcdevon/). Send your story ideas to [spotlight@bbc.co.uk](mailto:spotlight@bbc.co.uk). 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Readable Markdown	22 minutes ago Zhara SimpsonDevon ![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260309-121341-5f81352518-web-2.41.1-2/grey-placeholder.png)![BBC A close-up of the blue Colonial Beef Dripping can. There's a drawing of a cow at the centre. ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4efb/live/bdf9a3d0-2223-11f1-b297-95b0a0a8331e.jpg.webp)BBC The 70-year-old can of beef dripping will go under the hammer on Wednesday A tin of beef dripping that was taken on the first successful Mount Everest expedition is going up for auction in Devon. The 70-year-old food, along with a letter from E M Elliot detailing that it came from the house of Mike Westmacott, a British mountaineer from Torquay who was also a member of the expedition, is set to go under the hammer at Bearnes Hampton Auctioneers in Exeter on Wednesday. Brian Goodison-Blanks, head of the maritime retirement sporting department, said it had a "unique history". ![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260309-121341-5f81352518-web-2.41.1-2/grey-placeholder.png)![Brian Goodison-Blanks looking at the camera. He is wearing glasses, a grey suit and red and white checked shirt, with a red tie.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/bd09/live/b807e180-2223-11f1-94a0-4b8f091b7202.jpg.webp) Brian Goodison-Blanks said the can could make between £100 and £150 Goodison-Blanks said: "It's innocuous in itself, but with that sort of history, it could potentially do very, very well." He said the auctioneers have suggested it could make between £100 and £150, or potentially more when it opens for bidding on Wednesday. Goodison-Blanks said there was collectors "worldwide" who enjoyed these sorts of pieces from expeditions relating to the Arctic, Antarctic and in particular Mount Everest. The auction house said Westmacott and his team of Sherpas assisted in keeping the camps on the mountain well supplied and went on to have a "successful mountaineering career" in his own right being elected president of The Climbers Club between 1978 and 1980. "To actually think they had to carry several pallets of these cans up and down to various base camps at different stages to keep them supplied," Goodison-Blanks said. "I think if you're at the top of Mount Everest, one thing you're not going to celebrate is beef dripping, you'd rather champagne, but it was the sort of thing that was practical and useful for them." ![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260309-121341-5f81352518-web-2.41.1-2/grey-placeholder.png)![The can of beef dripping with the handwritten letter next to it.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/8396/live/a7aa1f60-2223-11f1-94a0-4b8f091b7202.jpg.webp) Brian Goodison-Blanks said anything in its original condition was sought after Goodison-Blanks said the tin itself had some "patternation and rusting" on it and the label was a "bit worn". "Anything in its original condition is always sought after," he added. "I'm not going to open it and it looks like it'll survive a few more years. "It's an interesting thing to have survived 70 years." More on this story Related internet links
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