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Current Expedition Time Sunday, August 28, 2005 3:52 AM Update IMG #5: Ang Jangbu reported today that the entire team has now made it safely to Base Camp (about 15,000 feet) and that everyone is doing well. The plan for the next couple days is to get the gear sorted out and do some acclimatization hiking. Tomorrow a couple of the Sherpas will head up to Advanced Base Camp (about 18,500 feet) with 23 yaks to start getting that camp ready for the team to move into. The rest of the team will leave BC on September 4, along with the second wave of yaks. The climbers will spend a night en route at Intermediate Camp, about 17,000 feet on the east lateral moraine of the Gyabrag Glacier, before pushing on to ABC the next day. This route is the same as the famous trade route over the Nangpa La pass to Namche Bazaar in Khumbu, so they may see some trade caravans crossing over with to trade with the Sherpas. Eric Simonson, International Mountain Guides Update IMG Cho Oyu #4: Justin Merle and Ang Jangbu report that everyone has safely reached Tingri. The Sherpas had a good drive up from Kathmandu and Justin's team had a long and bumpy drive from Xegatse, due to road construction. The Sherpas will move to Base Camp tomorrow to start getting it set up. The climbers will take an acclimatization hike tomorrow and another night in Tingri (a little over 14,000 feet) with the plan to move up to Base Camp the following day. So far everything is going smoothly for the team and everyone appears to be doing well with the altitude. Eric Simonson, International Mountain Guides Update 08/29/2005: Justin Merle reports that the team left Lhasa in three jeeps and traveled to Gyantse (13,500 feet) in the Nyang Chu valley, along the way visiting the famous Kumbum Stupa and Shalu Manastery. From there they continued on to Xegatse (12,800 feet), the second largest city in Tibet. Today they spend an acclimatization day in Shigatse and visit the carpet factory and Tashilumpo Monastary. Tomorrow they do the big drive to Tingri. We have heard that the road is in bad shape, so this will be a rump-buster, crossing two passes in the 17,000 foot range! We'll look forward to hearing that they have linked up with the Sherpa team in Tingri---from there it is just an hour drive from the Cho Oyu Base Camp. Eric Simonson, International Mountain Guides Update: IMG 2005 Cho Oyu Expedition Team Justin Merle, co-leader Ang Jangbu Sherpa, co-leader, sirdar Jack Sutton Robert Hottentot Charles Gray Richard Davis Gary Giss Steve Hirschorn (trekker) Mike McNeill (trekker) Danuru Sherpa Phunuru Sherpa Kaji Sherpa (head cook) Phubu Thundu (Tibetan climber) Rinjing (Tibetan cook boy)
Dispatch #1: August 25: Justin Merle reports from Beijing that all members and duffel bags have safely arrived. Just getting out the front door is sometimes the hardest part of the trip, so we are happy to report that the team's first steps on the way to Cho Oyu have gone smoothly! Our Beijing host, Li Guowei from the Chinese Mountaineering Association, joined the team today for a tour that included Tianiman Square, the Great Wall, and the Forbidden City. Tomorrow the team flies to Lhasa. Ang Jangbu and the Sherpa team will leave Kathmandu tomorrow for Zhangmu, on the border. The plan is for the two groups to meet in Tingri on August 29th. So far, so good!
Dispatch #2: August 26: We have received the news from Ang Jangbu that the truck and Sherpa team have all made it safely to Zhangmu, which is good news since the road to the border is sometimes blocked by landslides. They met the Liaison Officer at the Friendship Bridge, which is the actual border between Nepal and China. Justin reports from Lhasa that his crew has also made their flights safely from Beijing and that everyone is doing fine. They will spend tomorrow visiting the sights of Lhasa (the Potela, Johkang, Barkor) before starting their journey across Tibet. Eric Simonson, International Mountain Guides
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