First Team Arrives at Camp 2: April 19, 2009 | National Geographic

started out a beautiful day this morning

started out a beautiful day this morning down here at base camp up above it was

down here at base camp up above it was

down here at base camp up above it was great to hear Peter Whitaker and Eddie

great to hear Peter Whitaker and Eddie

great to hear Peter Whitaker and Eddie stirs got a nice early start out of camp

stirs got a nice early start out of camp

stirs got a nice early start out of camp one moved up the Western combe to camp

one moved up the Western combe to camp

one moved up the Western combe to camp to our advanced base camp and melissa

to our advanced base camp and melissa

to our advanced base camp and melissa made her way from base camp up to camp

made her way from base camp up to camp

made her way from base camp up to camp one today our first climbing team is all

one today our first climbing team is all

one today our first climbing team is all up on the mountain now that’s not our

up on the mountain now that’s not our

up on the mountain now that’s not our schedule my little group myself and Eric

schedule my little group myself and Eric

schedule my little group myself and Eric adoring in Seth waterfall it was always

adoring in Seth waterfall it was always

adoring in Seth waterfall it was always planned that we’d be on different

planned that we’d be on different

planned that we’d be on different schedules we’re trying to guide Erica

schedules we’re trying to guide Erica

schedules we’re trying to guide Erica this is her first time on Mount Everest

this is her first time on Mount Everest

this is her first time on Mount Everest we’ve gotta take it slow we can’t take

we’ve gotta take it slow we can’t take

we’ve gotta take it slow we can’t take anything for granted and my guess is

anything for granted and my guess is

anything for granted and my guess is we’ll be at Camp one in the next few

we’ll be at Camp one in the next few

we’ll be at Camp one in the next few days so I’m up here at Camp one to spend

days so I’m up here at Camp one to spend

days so I’m up here at Camp one to spend my first night here and sometimes it’s

my first night here and sometimes it’s

my first night here and sometimes it’s the tortoise and hare game and for me

the tortoise and hare game and for me

the tortoise and hare game and for me right now it’s a tortoise game I hurt my

right now it’s a tortoise game I hurt my

right now it’s a tortoise game I hurt my ankle on the way in I’ve just been

ankle on the way in I’ve just been

ankle on the way in I’ve just been taking it easy and resting a little bit

taking it easy and resting a little bit

taking it easy and resting a little bit longer and I got the okay from the

longer and I got the okay from the

longer and I got the okay from the doctors down at the clinic at base camp

doctors down at the clinic at base camp

doctors down at the clinic at base camp yesterday to actually move up so I’m

yesterday to actually move up so I’m

yesterday to actually move up so I’m going to spend tonight tomorrow night

going to spend tonight tomorrow night

going to spend tonight tomorrow night here at Camp one and then move up to

here at Camp one and then move up to

here at Camp one and then move up to camp 2 and just pay attention to how I’m

camp 2 and just pay attention to how I’m

camp 2 and just pay attention to how I’m feeling we’re up here in the Western

feeling we’re up here in the Western

feeling we’re up here in the Western combe about 20,000 feet but you never

combe about 20,000 feet but you never

combe about 20,000 feet but you never guess it we’ve got reflective walls all

guess it we’ve got reflective walls all

guess it we’ve got reflective walls all around us and it’s just like an oven in

around us and it’s just like an oven in

around us and it’s just like an oven in here probably I don’t know mid 60’s or

here probably I don’t know mid 60’s or

here probably I don’t know mid 60’s or something like that makes it pretty warm

something like that makes it pretty warm

something like that makes it pretty warm for walking it’s a beautiful morning

for walking it’s a beautiful morning

for walking it’s a beautiful morning here in the Western Kuhn working our way

here in the Western Kuhn working our way

here in the Western Kuhn working our way up from camp one to camp 2 which is

up from camp one to camp 2 which is

up from camp one to camp 2 which is super exciting I’m Melissa this morning

super exciting I’m Melissa this morning

super exciting I’m Melissa this morning left base camps you’ll be at Camp one

left base camps you’ll be at Camp one

left base camps you’ll be at Camp one tonight a denial be at Camp two and Dave

tonight a denial be at Camp two and Dave

tonight a denial be at Camp two and Dave and south will be down at base camp so

and south will be down at base camp so

and south will be down at base camp so we’re all over the mountain but we’re

we’re all over the mountain but we’re

we’re all over the mountain but we’re all working our way up