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back to ABCWe have another night at Camp 2 then back to ABC in one long day 24 Sept: down to ABCGoing down feels so much easier but you still have to stop to breath sometimes. The last section from Depot camp over the rough moraine to ABC is tough, everyone suffered.
Warwick looks at the crevasse between C1 and C1.5. Difficult? No. - Bob B
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23 Sept: C1.5The evening light was stunning.
Shishapangma from Camp 1.5 - Jamie
And Mike's version a little later - Mike T
Classic Tibet! from C1 - Mike Teger |
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Simona takes her boots off at Depot Camp - after everyone else - Bob B Quotables"Now I am the blind one-eyed Chris" - after a minor eye infection. Chris reckons Scott has sherpa blood in him, putting in several good performances on the hill (and Chris apologizes to Scott's mother). It was a range - Chris, asked about the solidity factor. "My hair seems to repel water." Scott. 25 Sept: ABC dinnerChris suggests we should improve our dinner conversation. Tonight we started out discussing the solidity scale, whether 10 should be a brick to be dug out, or whether 10 is simply normal. It was agreed that less than 3-4 is where you can control it. Several people claim to have had zero at some stage. Then the definition of 'sloppy' for Simona, whose English is interesting. Ably mimed by Jamie, including sound effects. Then spillage on our toilet barrel, somebody has bad aim. Over the previous bad aim. And lastly how the fruit we have for dessert will sit on top of the pasta just eaten and rot, producing plenty of warmth in the sleeping bag. The joys of expedition dinner conversation. Generators and bugles. Neither will go away. 26 Sept: relaxing at ABCWe all stayed at ABC eating, and in Scott's case drinking, in preparation for tomorrow. The four Sherpas carried a load to Camp 1. 27 Sept: back up slowlyWe have checked the weather forecasts and everyone is feeling good. We are off on our summit push! It will be a slow push, two nights at Camp 1, then a night at Camp 1.5. one more at Camp 2, then up to Camp 3 where we hope to summit from. The sherpas have some hard work ahead, today they drop yesterday's loads off at Camp 1.5 or Camp 2, and return to stay tonight at ABC. After a rest day they will climb directly to Camp 2 in a day and then the next day climb higher to fix our camp 3 and the ropes above. WE WILL BE OUT OF TOUCH UNTIL AFTER SUMMITTING. Please check ExplorersWeb and their MountEverest.net section for any updates and summit news.
© Jamie McGuinness - Project-Himalaya.com - 2005 |
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