Base Camp - finally!

We see our first mountains

We get set up and take our first acclimatisation/load carry climb

27 June - setting up base camp 4825m

At last our first fine day!

Mitre Peak seen from BC

Before even getting settled in I (Jamie) had a meeting with the other teams on the mountain. We discussed fixed rope and camps, but nothing exciting enough to report here.

28 June - load carry

What a spectacular day, but Jamie forgot to put in a memory card so no photos. We began exploring the climbing route, Denis and Pierre-O climbing to C1 and then skiing down. Jamie and Taqui (our Pakistani high atitude porter) carried a load to C0.5, assisted by Olivier and Malte.

The route is different from last year, up a couloir with snow and rock fall but we might put our own route in later.

Everyone is feeling in good condition and tomorrow some of us will sleep at C0.5.

© Jamie McGuinness - Project-Himalaya.com -  2004