Mt. Everest 2005: The Singapore Premier Taxi Everest Expedition without oxygen: Ready to move up

3 man Singapore Expedition without oxygen expedition (Climbers Robert Goh, Lim Kim Boon and Edwin Siew)

Update: Robert (left) and Edwin, all kitted up and ready for move up the mountain.

Robert and Edwin left this morning at 6am on their final acclimatisation. After a long wait for good weather and for the fixed ropes to be established up to Camp 4, they are now able to climb up to acclimatize to 8,000m.

They will arrive at Camp 2 tonight, rest a day and ascend to Camp 3 (7,300m) the following day. There, they will spend a night without using bottled oxygen. The next morning t about 4am, they will climb up to Camp 4 (8,000m) which is on a vast, flat area known as the South Col. How they perform here will be the big test. They are adhering to the theory of climbing high and sleeping low. That means, climbing up to Camp 4 and returning to Camp 2 for the night. This will help the body to acclimatize to the higher altitude, adjusting to the lower levels of oxygen up there.

From Camp 2, they will return to Base Camp to rest and recover while waiting for a god-weather summit window. How they perform during this acclimatisation will determine how ready they are the summit. Their bodies need to function efficiently in order to absorb as much oxygen into their blood as possible.

Video Crossing the Khumbu Icefall, Nepal from the National University of Singapore 2005 Everest Expedition team. Click the picture

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