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SummitClimb Ama Dablam 2006 Autumn:
Dispatch 7: This is Doug with SummitClimb International Ama Dablam
Expedition. This is dispatch number seven. I just wanted to say that five
members, Mark Jensen and myself are all up at Camp 1 right now. Last night
and this afternoon a little storm came in and started dumping some snow and
continued through the night, we had a little break this morning, not quite
blue sky, but thin clouds, and now it’s kind of continued and we’ve got
probably about 10 centimeters of snow accumulating here.
The route going to Camp 2 has become pretty slick and icy on
the slabs, so we’re going to do our best. Hopefully tomorrow the weather
will clear and we will be able to proceed to Camp 2 very carefully. Hopefully
when the sun hits those slabs, all that snow will dry up really quickly.
We have still the six Norwegians down in Base Camp and
they’re planning to come up tomorrow, assuming that we move forward on to Camp
2. So this is our final summit push. We hope to be summating in three days
actually. There was a group today that was pushing up on the summit pitch.
We saw them reach as far as the dablam and then the clouds clouded in and we
couldn’t see much after that. So we’re awaiting news of their success.
A couple of days ago our Sherpas did push 200 meters of rope
up towards the dablam and we saw people that were using our ropes this morning
and then continued with their Sherpas to put in the ropes to the dablam. So
we’ll await news on that, but right now we’re just sitting in the storm,
staying happy in our tents at Camp 1, enjoying the early snowfall and trying
to keep ourselves occupied. Thanks for posting this and hi to everyone at
home from everyone here on the SummitClimb 2006 International Ama Dablam
Expedition. Bye bye.
Dispatch
This year our expedition will consist
of 17 international climbers and 12 Sherpas who will be supporting our ascent.
1 Dan Mazur USA
2. Thomas Meling Norway
3. Marius Bakkeng Norway
4. Frank Sandbakk Norway
5. Alf Kare Askeland Norway
6. Birte Haugland (Doctor) Norway
7. Oystein Ormasen Norway
8. Roy Hansen Norway
9. David Malia UK
10. Stein Johansen Norway
11. Mark Jensen (Leader) Denmark
12. Doug Sandok (Leader) USA
13. Pat Millegan USA
14. Chris Breemer USA
15. Martha Johnson (Doctor) USA
16. Larry Boersma Holland and USA
(Larry is attempting to become the oldest person ever to summit
Ama Dablam).
17. Fred Blodgett USA
18. Jangbu Sherpa Okhaldhunga,
Nepal
19. Tenji Sherpa Okhaldhunga,
Nepal
20. Phuri Sherpa Okhaldhunga, Nepal
21. Pasang Gyalu Sherpa Okhaldhunga, Nepal
22. Shera Sherpa Okhaldhunga,
Nepal .
23. Lakpa Kongle Sherpa Okhaldhunga, Nepal
24. Lakpa Gormu Sherpa Okhaldhunga,
Nepal
25. Usha Bista Tarai, Nepal
(Ms. Bista is the 1st woman from Terai to attempt Ama Dablam)
26. Neer Kaji Tamang Okhaldhunga, Nepal
Cooks
1. Jay Bahadhur Nagarkoti
Rasuwa, Nepal
2. Pemba
Sherpa Makalu, Nepal
3. Temba
Sherpa Makalu, Nepal
This year's team is gelling well and
there is a lot of excitement already about our upcoming climb. We look forward
to another safe and exciting adventure this season on Ama Dablam with this
great group. Yours in Adventure, From Doug Sandok and all of us at
SummitClimb.com
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