Alpine Ascents Cho-Oyu 2007 Expedition Begins!

Cho-Oyu 2007 Expedition Begins! 8/28/2007 

Hello everyone, Thanks for joining us on our first Cybercast of Alpine Ascents Cho Oyu expedition 2007. For the past week the Sherpa and guide staff have been busy working on packing and logistics over in Kathmandu, Nepal. The boys will finish packing and drive overland in a couple of days and meet the team in Tingri, Tibet. The climbing team arrived today. Most from Beijing,one from Kathmandu and another that took the train from Beijing but has been delayed a bit. The crew seemed alittle tied so the evening ended up short. The team will spend a couple of days touring Lhasa and acclimatizing to its altitude of over 12,000ft. Tomorrow we will visit the Potala palace and summer residence of the Past Dalai Lamas. This season on Cho Oyu sounds like there will be over 50 expeditions on the mountain, so it will be a little tight. The climbing crew looks great with alot of big mountain experience ranging from Denali, Aconcogua, Everest,and other large mountains of the world. So we have a long expedition in front of us, keep watching the cybercast for our adventures on Cho Oyu. We will cybercast soon, Good Night. Eric Larson

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