Dispatches

Sept. 16 - ABC   
It’s the afternoon of Sept. 16th and all is quiet around camp. The troops are napping away in the warm afternoon sun and Gopal and Lhakchung are up to their kitchen charades again. ABC is quiet in o

Sept. 15 - ABC   
What a glorious day- particularly because we are back here at our warm and comfortable ABC! It’s Wednesday the 15th at 9:30 a.m. Nepal time. We returned from up high yesterday in time for a late lun

Sept. 13 Camp II   
7pm nepal on 9-13 and we are all snuggled into our tents and sleeping bags up here at Camp II at 7100 meters on Cho-Oyu. Everybody made it up here today a couple of hours ago and got fed well from th

Sept. 12 - ABC   
And we’re off.

It’s a beautiful but very windy day here at ABC (12:00 noon Nepali time). We’ve just finished up lunch and are getting ready to head on up to CI for the night. We just spoke

Sept. 11 - ABC   
Tashi Delek otra vez!

All the sudden we’re in a wind storm- seconds ago it was sunny, warm- sort of felt like the beach. Looks like we’re in for a strong hour or two of precipitation and win

Sept. 10 - ABC   
Tashi Delek-

We’re back here in ABC and all’s well- a bit of laundry, good food and some modern technology at base camp. We returned from CI just before lunch and have spent the afternoon re

Sept 9th CI   
This morning report comes from the Alpine Ascents office. The team called in to the office at about 8:00pm Nepal Time. They were all getting ready to go to bed after a great acclimatization hike up

Sept. 8- CI   
Hey now- we're all here at CI settled into our sleeping bags and tents.

It's 6:50 pm Nepal time and darkness has just descended upon us. The sunset was spectacular from our perch up

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