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12 September -
The team arrived in basecamp today and everyone is feeling fine. We will have
a puja ceremony in the next few days, as well as rest and acclimate to the
rising altitude. All members and sherpas are doing well and getting excited
for the upcoming training sessions in basecamp as well as working our way up
the mountain over the following weeks. We have only seen one other expedtiion
so far here in basecamp or on the mountain, a Spanish team. We'll report in
again soon after we've settled down for some well deserved rest. Thanks for
following our expedition!! Dan Mazur - expedition leader
11 September -
Yesterday our team arrived in Italian Camp at around 3660m.
Today we will have a rest day here and a chance to wash our clothing, shave
and just relax. We have an awesome view of a huge waterfall and Dhaulagiri V.
Tomorrow we will continue our trek to Base camp at around 4700m. Some of our
staff are already up there preparing base camp for us, so if we arrive
tomorrow some shelter will be there.
So far the trek has been amazing, by far one of the most beautiful treks I've
ever done. After a long and bumpy drive to Beni 830m, we were able to drive
all the way to Babichour 950m the next morning. A big landslide blocked the
road there and we had to start trekking from there. We followed the road
through small villages and beautiful rice paddies to Darapani at 1500m, where
we spent our first night in tents. The next day we followed a small trail
through the jungle to Khibang at 1850m. The trail goes through pretty dense
forests, crossing rivers and landslides. Every now and then the forest opens
up and we can see the most beautiful waterfalls. The village of Boghara at
2520m is the last real settlement here, after this it's all jungle and
mountains.
The whole way up we didn't see any other tourists, so this is still the real
Nepal!
The team is strong and is doing very well. We are a nice mix of nationalities
and we have plenty of things to talk about at the dining and breakfast table.
Tomorrow we will head off to Base Camp and reach our destination. We are
excited to go there and see what our home is going to be for the next month or
so.
High Altitude Greetings,
Arnold Coster, Expedition leader
Hi this is Andrea calling with the dispatch for the SummitClimb Dhaulagiri
expedition for Saturday 8th September.
We left the village of Bagar and we had a very beautiful trek across steep
terrains with beautiful scenery. We arrived in the village of Doban Kartan at
2520 meters. We all enjoyed the trek, it was very beautiful. When we arrived
it was very sunny and it was nice to do some laundry, get refreshed and to
chill a little bit.
We also have a friendly dog that has been following us on the trip. All of the
climbers are in good health and good spirits and we’re all having fun.
Tomorrow will probably be a long day as we head for the Italian camp and we’re
all looking forward to another day of trekking. Bye
Hi this is Chris Bailey from Australia giving the Dhaulagiri update for Friday
7th.
We left Dobang yesterday morning for another full day of trekking. We followed
a really nice trail and haven’t seen any other tourists since we left
Kathmandu; it’s really remote out here. It’s very hot and humid and a lot of
people look like they’ve been in the river all day; absolutely soaked in
water. The trekking is really nice it’s very varied, the tracks aren’t very
big and there’s a real sense of remoteness out here.
The group started to go a couple of different ways yesterday as well; one
group took the scenic route which took a little bit longer but we all arrived
in Boghara safely towards the end of the afternoon. A couple of people went
and had a shower and a wash in the water pool in the river and everyone was
very relaxed in the afternoon.
After dinner at night the local school came and gave us a bit of performance
with lots of singing and dancing and we were all dragged up to dance along
with the group at the end which was very nice.
Everyone is very excited at the moment and just really looking forward to
getting to basecamp. It’s very enjoyable at the moment everyone is just
concentrating on that so we’ll see what happens when we get there.
So that’s all for now – over and out.
6 September -
Hi this is Slavo from Slovakia and I’m a member of the Dhaulagiri expedition
and I would like to provide a dispatch for yesterday (6th September).
We stayed overnight in a village called Dobang. We set up our tents in a
football field by one of the schools, it was simply amazing seeing large
numbers of people playing football, the local Nepalese guys are really good at
football and it was nice to watch.
We had a good breakfast and then we set off for the mountains. The weather was
good with some sunshine before noon then it was a cloudy afternoon and started
raining at about 4pm but it wasn’t that bad. It was a little bit humid; more
than most of us are used to.
We gained quite a lot of elevation but then we descended down again so overall
we gained about 300m but it was a pretty tough job to get up there and
downhill. Currently we are in a village called Dobang and we are ready to hit
the road.
The weather looks good, slightly overcast which is good – not to hot and we
are ready to set off.
5 September
Hello this is Matt Belman with SummitClimb's Dhaulagiri autumn expedition.
Yesterday we spent the night at a nice hotel in Beni and had breakfast. Then
did a little provisioning and had a few hours bus drive which, was a little
bumpy but pretty comfortable. We started walking at the end of the road where
the landslide made a path and for a few hours.
There was a little bit of heat and after a few hours we stopped off and had
lunch at a little settlement along the beautiful Marsyangdi river. The staff
prepared a delicious lunch with lots of interesting food, rice and veg and
good drinks.
We continued to walk along a nice road and trail for a few hours. Some were
fast and others a little slower but we all kept ourselves well hydrated as the
temperatures were quite warm. The sun stayed hidden behind the clouds so it
was nice and cool and we didn’t have any rain.
We stopped after a few hours in a town called Darbang. The porters found us a
beautiful place to set up our camp in a small yard where many many children
came out to meet us, see our tents, cameras and toys/gadgets that we have
here. We enjoyed a little bit of internet, another delicious dinner prepared
by the SummitClimb staff and then rested. Our altitude is 3800ft / 1200m.
Today has started with blue skies and the river is moving swiftly alongside of
us. In the distance we can see a 7000m peak, white against the blue sky with a
few light clouds. We’ve had our breakfast; eggs and salami and plenty of tea.
Now we’re all packed up and ready for another nice stroll for anywhere between
5 to 9 hours. So everything’s well here, we're all feeling good and getting
very excited about the trip ahead of us. We’ll be calling in with another
dispatch as soon as we can.
Thank you
4 September -
Hi this is Violetta Pontinen speaking, I’m from Poland. Today is the 4th
September and I’m calling with the dispatch for SummitClimb for the Dhaulagiri
expedition. We started in Kathmandu very early in the morning and we came to a
small village called Beni, which is about 800m above sea level. Our trip was
very interesting with absolutely breath-taking views, we crossed a few rivers
and a few bridges and although it was a little bit difficult we got to Beni
safely and are very happy. We all feel good and admired the views. The trip
lasted 8 hours and tomorrow we are going to our next destination.
Now I’d like to say something in Polish and in Finnish (click the audio link
above to hear)
3 September -
The entire team met for an informative get-to-know-you expedition orientation
meeting at the excellent Shakti Hotel. Then we went out to a few of
Kathamandu's more than 100 outdoor gear shops to buy the equipment we needed.
Great prices! At the end of the day, we all met up for a delicious dinner on
the rooftop of 3rd eye restaurant, while Deha, our loyal office staff,
configured our satphones to use twitter. So please watch out for our twitter
messages coming to you live from the mountain!
2 September -
Today we received the permit at the Ministry of Tourism. Then we had a
delicious celebratory dinner with the team at Northfield's in Thamel
1 September -
Today expedition leader Arnold Coster and our 8 member Sherpa staff packed and
prepared all day at the Kathmandu SummitClimb Headquarters. The weather was
good and we got a lot done!
Team Roster:
Dan Mazur (leader) - US/UK
Arnold Coster (leader) - Netherlands
Ms. Violetta Pontinen - Poland
Fredrik Johansson - Sweden
Jerry Gladh - Sweden
Andrea Rigotti - Australia
Slavo Fila - Slovak Republic
Juerg Merz - Switzerland
Robert Mooney - Ireland
Richie Maybank - UK
Matt Belman - USA
Karel Masek - Czech Republic
Dennis Miller - USA
Chris Bailey - UK
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