To North Col

Our 2010 Project Himalaya Everest Expedition 8848m dispatches

We climb up to North Col for acclimatization

5 May - Barry at North Col

Barry rested up there, eating and drinking. I dug out the tent and hung out, plenty of friends up there.

6 May - Sherpa load carry to 7700m

Carrying loads to North Col is easy but battling the usual wind to carry higher gets tougher. Luckily today was a good day and four sherpas took a load up, then headed down to ABC. A second team of sherpas stayed at North Col ready for a load carry tomorrow.

7 May - second load carry

Another good day! A second team of sherpas and myself carried loads of oxygen up to around 7700m.

snow - The North Face

Does the color of a tent matter? - Jamie