North Col

We head up to North Col to acclimatize

From leaving Kathmandu we slowly ascent to new altitudes, continuing eventually to North Col at 7000m where we suffer three nights.

29 April 2011 - to North Col

We spent three nights at ABC (6380m) acclimatizing then on the 29th headed up to North Col, and spent three nights up there.

Kenneth Koh at Crampon point, putting on his crampons, with North Col behind
(teams store their crampons and harnesses in drums here) - Jami

Esther Tan and the ring of ice around the sun, taken with a fisheye lens - Jamie

Jim Morrow and North Col in the background - Jamie

climbing to North Col - Jamie

Grant Rawlinson, taped glasses, bandanas and a checked shirt - style! - Jamie

Esther Tan style - Jamie

2 May - North Col

Still (suffering) at North Col.

Cozy: Esther in her North Face Solar Flare (sleeping bag) - Jamie

North Col, another camp (not ours) and later most of these tents were destroyed by a wind storm - Jamie