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Update:
The decision is finally made:
Group 1 -- Lindley and Ernest -- are leaving for Camp 2 tomorrow to start
their summit bid. There was relief among the members that the long wait was
over, yet some apprehension remained as the weather forecasts were less than
ideal. But with June staring at us in the face, hard decisions have to be
made. The strategy in place is to move up the mountain if the weather forecast
predicts better weather on May 28 or 29. Group 2 will leave either the next
day or day after, again depending on the weather.
Many of the climbers in other
expeditions have said this is one of the latest summit windows on Everest. One
group has even decided to aim to summit in early June! There has not been an
Everest summit in June in anyone's recent memory. But after monitoring the
weather for several weeks, we are reasonably certain the winds will weaken
sufficiently by the month's end for a summit bid.
Our members have trained hard
to counter high winds, as they have shown on Island Peak. They are confident
that they will be able to face similar conditions on Everest. They are not
short of determination and fitness. They just need clement weather and a bit
of luck. Lulin Reutens
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