Subject: Up towards camp 3
Posted by Rob on 25 April 2005 13:26 GMT+1 18:11 NST
Hi All,
We have taken Monday 25 April as another rest day at base camp. I had a great sleep! We leave about 5 am tomorrow to go up the icefall, all the way to camp 2 in one push. The biggest potential problem is that the Western Cwm will get very hot as we slog up the last mile of glacier. We will then rest at Camp 2 for 2 nights and then go for a night at Camp 3 (7300m). That will be a new altitude record for me.
We then come down for a long rest. After our night at Camp 3, we are 'officially' ready to go for the summit when the weather is right, but that might be another three weeks. So I'll be out of touch for a few days, but there might be updates on the expedition web site http://www.ice8000.com. This will be updated for the group while I am up the hill.
Feeling very good today, but one still doesn't walk anywhere fast at 5400m!
ATB,
Rob
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