IMG Dispatch #19

IMG Everest Expedition
Dispatch #19
May 9, 2008

IMG
Leader Mark Tucker reports lots of climbers moving up and down on the mountain,
now that all restrictions have been lifted. The Army team has now
left BC and only the Liaison Officers remain. There are thirteen of the
IMG climbers up at Camp 2 tonight, with two at Camp 1. Tomorrow, four of
the climbers at C2 will be coming down to BC and the C1 climbers will go up to
C2 tomorrow. Also, tomorrow, three more climbers will leave BC and go to C1 and
two more will go direct from BC to C2. Higher up, the Sherpas
have been busy, with the route to C3 fixed today. Tomorrow work begins on
fixing the upper Lhotse Face, with several IMG Sherpas working with an 8 person
multi-team crew to get the Yellow Band fixed, with another 8 sherpas slated to
fix into the Col the following day. So far so good!!

Eric
Simonson