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Update 9/16/2005: The Brit Angle: Hi this is Andy Sloan reporting from SummitClimb's base camp on Cho Oyu on behalf of SummitClimb This morning we held the Puja to give thanks to the Gods. and bless our progress to the mountain in the coming days and weeks. After the Puja, the second half of the team, comprised of myself, Matt, Nick, Dominique, Ed, Horacio and Richard set out for Camp One and I'm pleased to report that everyone made it safely back, having stashed their loads, and they were back in time for supper. The snow's continuing to fall and is keeping spirits high today.. Tomorrow Ray, Guntis, Gernot, Mark, Doug, JD, Johan, Thierry, Herve, Francois, Ben, Tunc, Phil and Arnold will head up to Camp One to spend a night, possibly two and explore the breathtaking route up to Camp Two and possibly the ice fall as well. The British contingent, we intend to stay at Advanced Base Camp for another day and have a bit of a wash, drink some tea and head up there the day after. So in all, it's all good. Next report will be in a couple of days, cheers, bye. This is our team:
Arnold Coster, the Netherlands- Leader Phil Crampton, UK -Expedition Manager Thierry Auberson, Switzerland Guntis Brands, Switzerland Edward Buckingham, UK Ray Butler, UK Herve Coron, France Doug Cote, USA Dominic Faulkner, UK Tunc Findik, Turkey Johan Franlelius, Sweden Gernot Gessinger, Austria Richard Lindskold, Sweden Ulrica Lindskold, Sweden Mark Little, USA Francois Niering, Switzerland Maya Sherpa, Nepal Andrew Sloan, UK Jon David Stewart, USA Ben Stuckey, USA Matt Ward, UK Nick Williams, UK
Introduction to Cho Oyu: 4 September to 10 October Cho-Oyu has only recently become a popular mountain to climb. It is now known to be one of the most accessible of the world’s fourteen 8,000 metre mountains. This is because the ascent to the summit is short and direct, with a few small technical sections, less than 6 metres high, climbed in safety using fixed lines. Additionally, the mountain can be easily reached by four-wheel-drive vehicle, and the trail to Camp 1 at 6,400 metres, is basically a steep walk on talus slopes, often done in hiking boots. This expedition to Cho-Oyu maximizes our previous successful ascents on the peak itself, plus many years of accumulated wisdom of the high Himalaya, a strong record of reaching 8,000 metre summits in all safety, along with an intimate knowledge of the Tibetan and Chinese officials who regulate the permit system. We must also give credit to the highly experienced and hard-working leaders, sherpas and staff here at SummitClimb.com Leader: Arnold Coster, an accomplished and friendly leader who has led successful expeditions to the summit of Cho Oyu and Everest. Arnold's last expedition placed 9 of 11 members and 4 Sherpas on the summit of Cho Oyu; Organizer: Jon Christian Otto, fluent Chinese speaker, Tibet and China Expert, with 10 years experience organizing Himalayan climbs. Cho Oyu - the "Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan - is located at the frontier of Tibet and Nepal. At a height of 8201 meters, it belongs to the Himalayan range, about 30 km west of Everest. It is the sixth highest mountain in the world and was first climbed on October 19th 1954 by the Austrian Herbert Tichy, with Sepp Jochler and Pasang Dava Lama. "Finally, the peak is reached, the infinite hardships are ended. The last nine hours fighting with the mountain; the time in the death zone above 24,000 foot, the weeks of privations and hardships, even the risk of one's life - is this reward itself really? Yes, certainly! Not because of fame but inner satisfaction: To have found the mountain as friend and have been so near to the sky." Sepp Jochler.
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