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 Mt. Everest 2005: Dirk Stephan and Keith Woodhouse: More exercise, Labouche and a real bed ! | ||||||||||
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| Update: After much thought and debate with other members from different teams I have decided to tough this out! Tomorrow I'll set off for Labouche not too far down the track, but enough to get some exercise and to sleep in a bed! General consensus is weather improving slowly but current outlook not the stable window we are looking for. Still, some teams planning to begin climb in the next few days in anticipation of improving conditions and with a view of calling it off if necessary! Problem with this is the Ice Fall, which everyone agrees is becoming increasingly unstable and not to be climbed unless necessary. So I will go down get some exercise and some change of scenery in Labouche! and hope that things will be more stable for a possible summit attempt on the 21st. This will mean setting off for C2 on Wednesday the 18th, it also means I'll miss my return flight home, but that's how it goes sometimes! Until then I will try and get as much exercise as possible and stay away from infected people. Serge has full blown flu and is incapacitated, Luda has a bad chest but I think its Khumbu cough!
Background Dirk Stephan and Keith Woodhouse, a small German/English team of two will attempt Everest in Spring of 2005 via the normal southeast ridge route. Keith is in his fifties, Dirk 39. "Both of us have extensive mountaineering experience, I am in a lifetime project of the seven summits, already started with Kilimanjaro, 20 years ago. My expeditions have been self organized whenever possible. I soloed Aconcagua and Elbrus - if you can call it this way on this beaten tracks. Everest and Carstensz are still missing. Keith and me climbed Denali together the year before. Keith works for British Telecom as Manager Global Solutions. I am Pilot for a German Charter Company. My aim is to support a cancer charity. This has a personal background, as my wife has cancer herself and I am greatly involved in researching things and supporting people with the same fate. Everest is a good opportunity to raise funds things like this. Every support is welcome!"
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