Mt. Everest 2005: Vojvodina Everest Expedition 2005: Putting in fixed rope at the head of the pack!

Update:  The newest Vojvodinean Expedition report is:

We are at camp C1 (7042m) at April 22. The morning has been with very strong wind at the bottom of the rock of North Saddle. Excluding of 500 m security ropes we have put and 10 m aluminum ladder above abyss. The most problems are vertical frozen rock and the very hard glacier.

The snow has started in the afternoon. On the North Saddle at 7042 m we come in the evening. The tents have been buried about 1 m deep because of the very strong wind.

Our plan is to go back to the ABC (6400 m) to rest for a couple days tomorrow (April 23). After that we will then continue our rise to camp C2 (7500 m).

Best regards of team from Panonia

Dispatches

Vojvodina is the northern province of Serbia and Montenegro. It is located in the heart of the Balkans in Southeast Europe. Although Vojvodina is flat, climbing has become a tradition. The first Vojvodina climber to scale Mont Blanc was in 1924, since then they have reached the summits of the highest peaks in South America, Asia, Europe and Australia. The only peak they are missing is Everest and they hope to climb to the summit in 2005.

The expedition is being organized by the Mountaineering Association of Vojvodina. The members of the team are as follows, Miodrag Jovovic, Milivoj Erdeljan, Goran Ferlan, Andor Luhovic, Mirjana Vasut, Mirjana Stevanovic, Iso Planic and Hoselito Bite.

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