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Basecamp bliss
25 October 2004
Greetings everyone back home.
Today was spent getting ready for our carry to ABC, or advanced basecamp, tomorrow.
The crew also had more ropework pratice on a huge boulder further away from basecamp to make sure everyone's harnesses and systems are ok.
Even though we were in basecamp today, our crew of Sherpas was hard at work carrying tents for us as far as camp 2! Where would we be without their help! There seems to be a lull between teams right now as lots of people are headed off the mountain, so we are hoping for less crowded condtions the higher we go.
Tomorrow promises to be a long day, as we are just touching ABC, then coming back down, to follow the climb high, sleep low rule of adjusting to the altitude.
Ciao,
Luis and the gang.
PS. A photo of the guides today, left to right, Luis, Mark, and Paul.
Puja at Basecamp
24 October 2004
Hello again from a cloudy and cold basecamp. Today we had our puja ceremony. A Lama (pictured) came up to bless us and to ask the gods for a safe passage on our climb. A nice cultural experience enjoy
Ama Dablam Basecamp
23 October 2004
Yee har!! We've made it to Ama Dablam basecamp at 4600m. Everyone is well and we've all just had a tasty lunch. Not sure if the Island Peak team will want to leave our luxurious facilities tom
Pangboche Rest Day
22 October 2004
Namaste to all our followers back home. Today we had our first Ama Dablam team meeting now that all our group is together, discussing tactics for the climb.
It's a beautiful spot here in the h
