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Waiting Out the Storm: May 3, 2009 | National Geographic


it’s about 7:30 a.m. just put the spikes

it’s about 7:30 a.m. just put the spikes on headed up to the base of the load C

on headed up to the base of the load C

on headed up to the base of the load C face and we’re gonna work our way up

face and we’re gonna work our way up

face and we’re gonna work our way up today

today

today okay put helmets on and it really rears

okay put helmets on and it really rears

okay put helmets on and it really rears up now for another 2,000 feet to camp

up now for another 2,000 feet to camp

up now for another 2,000 feet to camp three

we have a lot of work to do when we

we have a lot of work to do when we arrive to what we think would be a good

arrive to what we think would be a good

arrive to what we think would be a good site the uphill side of the camp we’ve

site the uphill side of the camp we’ve

site the uphill side of the camp we’ve got to chop the snow we’ve got a big big

got to chop the snow we’ve got a big big

got to chop the snow we’ve got a big big blocks and push it all to the downhill

blocks and push it all to the downhill

blocks and push it all to the downhill side so it’s kind of cut and fill cut

side so it’s kind of cut and fill cut

side so it’s kind of cut and fill cut and fill until we’ve got a platform big

and fill until we’ve got a platform big

and fill until we’ve got a platform big enough to place three or four of our

enough to place three or four of our

enough to place three or four of our tents here at Camp three it’s like a

tents here at Camp three it’s like a

tents here at Camp three it’s like a little weather might be moving in here

little weather might be moving in here

little weather might be moving in here just in the last ten or so we flied out

just in the last ten or so we flied out

just in the last ten or so we flied out a little bit of snow there’s our third

a little bit of snow there’s our third

a little bit of snow there’s our third tent got one more to go

tent got one more to go

tent got one more to go should be looking good here and

should be looking good here and

should be looking good here and hopefully be able to tuck into things

hopefully be able to tuck into things

hopefully be able to tuck into things deteriorate up here at 23,000 400 feet

deteriorate up here at 23,000 400 feet

deteriorate up here at 23,000 400 feet at camp three and just have been here

at camp three and just have been here

at camp three and just have been here for a few hours and can start to feel

for a few hours and can start to feel

for a few hours and can start to feel the altitude trying to drink and keep

the altitude trying to drink and keep

the altitude trying to drink and keep making snow into water and that’s gonna

making snow into water and that’s gonna

making snow into water and that’s gonna be the name of the game for the next two

be the name of the game for the next two

be the name of the game for the next two days you’ve been working on this first

days you’ve been working on this first

days you’ve been working on this first ascent clothing well over a year indoors

ascent clothing well over a year indoors

ascent clothing well over a year indoors and meetings with designers back and

and meetings with designers back and

and meetings with designers back and forth this and that and finally for the

forth this and that and finally for the

forth this and that and finally for the first time right now right here I’m in

first time right now right here I’m in

first time right now right here I’m in this suit and enjoying it up here what

this suit and enjoying it up here what

this suit and enjoying it up here what we really needed this is the moment

we really needed this is the moment

we really needed this is the moment you

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