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Resting at Camp 2
12 May 2005    me-6400
Greetings from C2, hopefully tomorrow we overnight at C3 and back down for a rest to let the 1st summit wave go ahead and get outta the way, (if only the winds would cooperate!).

Ta for now,
Luis and Piers

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