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Update:
Everest Base Camp
Hello friends, family and loved ones,
Ah, it’s been a glorious four days of rest and recuperation. We’ve enjoyed
oxygen, good food and lots of sleep. Today was no exception; however, there is
now a sense of urgency coursing through the team. We are in preparation mode
because tonight we awaken at 2:30am for our second acclimatization climb. We
took our last showers for a while and packed trail snacks into our rucksacks.
Some of us repaired holy gloves while others sharpened our crampons. Our
Sherpa team has reported very hard blue ice on the Lhotse Face so sharp spikes
on our crampons will enable our boots to stick in the ice with less effort.
“Less effort “ becomes very important when multiplied thousands of times. Most
of us also tried to take care of last minute communications with calls and
emails. We will be out touch while we are trying to push our bodies up to
23,000 ft. for the next week.

This is one
cool team. Though we are quite diverse in age, occupation, nationality and
gender, we have melded into a motivated yet caring team. This group has humor,
hope and heart and that’s a wonderful combination. The weather has been
cooperating and the report of coming winds will hopefully hold off until we
have attained Camp 3. Keep sending the best wishes, we appreciate ‘em.
Thinking of
you all,
Vern Tejas
Dispatches
Vern Tejas, Willi Prittie, Dave
Morton, Jose Luis Peralvo, and Lakpa Rita Sherpa will lead the Alpine Ascent
team on Everest this Spring. They will attempt the standard South East ridge
route.
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