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 Mt. Everest 2005: Dirk Stephan and Keith Woodhouse: Feeling better and off to C3 tomorrow | |||||||
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| Update: As a result of today's weather forecast it seems everything has changed again. It would appear that Klaus, Serge and Luda are on their way with Sherpa support to ABC. Apparently the intent is to move up to C3 first thing tomorrow! The jet is still blowing but things change fast up here. I'm still not great but have been out and tested my breathing with reasonable results. I think I will get a Sherpa to carry all my load to C3 tomorrow and I'll carry an oxygen cylinder just in case. Cough now seems under control, but runny nose not helpful with canular. I'm well hydrated now and peeing for Britain - still this is mountaineering for you!
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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