Mt. Everest 2005: Mountain Madness Expedition: Our climbing team is enjoying a beautiful sunny rest day. 

April 14th: Hello! Our climbing team is enjoying a beautiful sunny rest day.  We said our goodbyes to Ron & Javier this morning who will be trekking back to Lukla.  Kay did her laundry, Joe and Eric are reading and Ray is working on emails.  We haven't decided on the title for our movie matinee this afternoon yet.  Yesterday we watched Million Dollar Baby".  Willie and Dean climbed to camp 1 today to drop off a load and will be back before lunch. 

This afternoon we are having a general meeting with all the expeditions regarding Icefall safety. 

Tomorrow our entire climbing team will move up to camp 1 for our first overnight stay on the mountain.  Our plan is to touch camp 2 on the 16th and descend to base camp on the 17th.  Everyone is doing well and feeling better as we become more acclimatizing.  We send our best, Christine

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