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Christine Feld Boskoff CEO
of Mountain Madness
and now a 2 time summiter of Everest |
Dispatch: Dispatch #10 - July
10, 2005
Basecamp. I spoke with our
Italian friend Eloise this afternoon by radio. She reports from Camp 1 that
her teammates Mario and Michele and a few other climbers have pushed the route
to within about 100 meters of Camp 2 this morning before turning around in the
face of poor snow conditions. Today at Basecamp the weather is partly cloudy
and mild. The forecast calls for bad weather returning in a few days, so we
hope to make the most of this short spell of good weather and press on towards
Camp 2. Leaving at 1 am tomorrow morning, Nick, Megan and I will climb to Camp
1 and try to reach Camp 2 the next day. Meanwhile, our high altitude porters
Ezet and Saddiq will make a carry to Camp 1 tomorrow and return there the next
day with Joe. As time is getting short, we are scrambling to get into place
for a summit bid soon.
Cheers, Charlie
Dispatch #9 - July 9, 2005
Basecamp. We came back to
basecamp early this morning from Camp 1. Our goal of reaching Camp 2 and above
was not realized, as the weather remained unstable and more importantly, a lot
of new snow on the route made progress both tedious and difficult. Yesterday,
several climbers including Nick, Megan and myself, made a push to Camp 2. We
were slowed by deep snow and were force back below our previous highpoint.
Nevertheless, we left a large cache of gear on the mountain and got some good
acclimating accomplished. It seems a few days of good weather will be needed
to consolidate the large volume of new snow that has fallen in the past
week. Our plan is to wait until snow conditions settle, and then return to the
mountain, hopefully in a few days.
Today a large Korean
expedition hosted a party, complete with tasty native dishes and
refreshments. Joe provided musical entertainment on the harmonica, and Megan
sang a song. It was a good opportunity to meet and mingle with some of the
many expeditions now here at basecamp.
The next few days at basecamp
promise to be relaxing, as we wait for another chance to get back on the
route. Cheers, Charlie
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