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At the Base of Lhotse: April 23, 2009 | National Geographic


we’re now working our way up toward the

we’re now working our way up toward the top end of the Khumbu glacier we’re

top end of the Khumbu glacier we’re

top end of the Khumbu glacier we’re trying to establish a route through

trying to establish a route through

trying to establish a route through these crevasses to get to the foot of

these crevasses to get to the foot of

these crevasses to get to the foot of the lucky face and that’s where we’re

the lucky face and that’s where we’re

the lucky face and that’s where we’re all or the next few days start stringing

all or the next few days start stringing

all or the next few days start stringing rope to camp three and then eventually

rope to camp three and then eventually

rope to camp three and then eventually up to camp four inside now we have been

up to camp four inside now we have been

up to camp four inside now we have been preparing the ruffs and all the Sherpas

preparing the ruffs and all the Sherpas

preparing the ruffs and all the Sherpas are here we’re going to be important

are here we’re going to be important

are here we’re going to be important Sherpas for 15 days tomorrow

Sherpas for 15 days tomorrow

Sherpas for 15 days tomorrow there are Sherpas from different

there are Sherpas from different

there are Sherpas from different companies although they are very good

companies although they are very good

companies although they are very good strong so our job now is sixteen lines

strong so our job now is sixteen lines

strong so our job now is sixteen lines on the case well I think we’re some of

on the case well I think we’re some of

on the case well I think we’re some of the first people up here there’s a

the first people up here there’s a

the first people up here there’s a little bit of old fixed line from last

little bit of old fixed line from last

little bit of old fixed line from last season but not enough to clip it into

season but not enough to clip it into

season but not enough to clip it into some pretty big curve asses here so

some pretty big curve asses here so

some pretty big curve asses here so we’re being conservative eventually I

we’re being conservative eventually I

we’re being conservative eventually I think another week or so this will be

think another week or so this will be

think another week or so this will be all fixed you can just clip in with a

all fixed you can just clip in with a

all fixed you can just clip in with a beaner and not have to worry about

beaner and not have to worry about

beaner and not have to worry about roping up I think there’s gonna be it

roping up I think there’s gonna be it

roping up I think there’s gonna be it for today we’re at about 22,000 and

for today we’re at about 22,000 and

for today we’re at about 22,000 and maybe just a little change but we like

maybe just a little change but we like

maybe just a little change but we like it sweet up to here and from here on up

it sweet up to here and from here on up

it sweet up to here and from here on up it’s gonna be six lines

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