Press "Enter" to skip to content

Progress Updates from the Team: April 28, 2009 | National Geographic


well we’re back at base camp Dave Eric

well we’re back at base camp Dave Eric and I just had an awesome climatisation

and I just had an awesome climatisation

and I just had an awesome climatisation rotation our first one we spent two

rotation our first one we spent two

rotation our first one we spent two nights at camp one and two nights at

nights at camp one and two nights at

nights at camp one and two nights at camp to advanced base camp a nice thing

camp to advanced base camp a nice thing

camp to advanced base camp a nice thing is everybody felt great on this rotation

is everybody felt great on this rotation

is everybody felt great on this rotation just spent the morning plotting and

just spent the morning plotting and

just spent the morning plotting and scheming our next few weeks here well

scheming our next few weeks here well

scheming our next few weeks here well that really means for us is to more

that really means for us is to more

that really means for us is to more acclimatization rotations and then we’ll

acclimatization rotations and then we’ll

acclimatization rotations and then we’ll be set up for our samet bed totally

be set up for our samet bed totally

be set up for our samet bed totally different ball game than any other

different ball game than any other

different ball game than any other mountain I’ve ever been on two days ago

mountain I’ve ever been on two days ago

mountain I’ve ever been on two days ago we left base to come up to camp to last

we left base to come up to camp to last

we left base to come up to camp to last half hour so the wind’s really

half hour so the wind’s really

half hour so the wind’s really accelerated began to pick up we’re in

accelerated began to pick up we’re in

accelerated began to pick up we’re in the cook tent because our dining tent

the cook tent because our dining tent

the cook tent because our dining tent got flat these guys are faring dinner

got flat these guys are faring dinner

got flat these guys are faring dinner for us and even in this cook tent today

for us and even in this cook tent today

for us and even in this cook tent today they went around fortified it with a

they went around fortified it with a

they went around fortified it with a bunch of fixed-line try and keep this

bunch of fixed-line try and keep this

bunch of fixed-line try and keep this thing up it was an exciting night I came

thing up it was an exciting night I came

thing up it was an exciting night I came up from base camp to camp to yesterday

up from base camp to camp to yesterday

up from base camp to camp to yesterday and I’m really happy to be here I’m

and I’m really happy to be here I’m

and I’m really happy to be here I’m taking a rest day today and then

taking a rest day today and then

taking a rest day today and then tomorrow I’ll make my first trip up to

tomorrow I’ll make my first trip up to

tomorrow I’ll make my first trip up to camp 3 which is where the climbing gets

camp 3 which is where the climbing gets

camp 3 which is where the climbing gets very exciting for me above 23,000 feet

very exciting for me above 23,000 feet

very exciting for me above 23,000 feet i’m going to start to see how i do

i’m going to start to see how i do

i’m going to start to see how i do without oxygen and it becomes the real

without oxygen and it becomes the real

without oxygen and it becomes the real test i’m really excited to just get a

test i’m really excited to just get a

test i’m really excited to just get a little higher yesterday on this rotation

little higher yesterday on this rotation

little higher yesterday on this rotation we made our first trip to camp 3 and

we made our first trip to camp 3 and

we made our first trip to camp 3 and what that means is just to climb the

what that means is just to climb the

what that means is just to climb the load see face to camp 3 sit there for a

load see face to camp 3 sit there for a

load see face to camp 3 sit there for a few minutes and then we came down day

few minutes and then we came down day

few minutes and then we came down day after tomorrow we plan to go up and

after tomorrow we plan to go up and

after tomorrow we plan to go up and spend a night or two there as well

spend a night or two there as well

spend a night or two there as well that’s a 20 3,700 feet once this

that’s a 20 3,700 feet once this

that’s a 20 3,700 feet once this rotation is over we’ll descend a base

rotation is over we’ll descend a base

rotation is over we’ll descend a base camp will rest for several days and we

camp will rest for several days and we

camp will rest for several days and we should be then ready to go for the

should be then ready to go for the

should be then ready to go for the summit just yesterday we have been to

summit just yesterday we have been to

summit just yesterday we have been to seven thousand one hundred meters where

seven thousand one hundred meters where

seven thousand one hundred meters where it is our chem three and then we have

it is our chem three and then we have

it is our chem three and then we have almost drove the loss over there and

almost drove the loss over there and

almost drove the loss over there and from tomorrow our work is to drop the

from tomorrow our work is to drop the

from tomorrow our work is to drop the Lord’s at South Col which is came for

Lord’s at South Col which is came for

Lord’s at South Col which is came for and then which is the last came for

and then which is the last came for

and then which is the last came for summit push I just like to say on the

summit push I just like to say on the

summit push I just like to say on the friends everyone who knows us

friends everyone who knows us

friends everyone who knows us you

”

Be First to Comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *