-Rob
IMG Everest Expedition
Dispatch #25
May 19, 2008
IMG
Leader Mark Tucker reports:
Three of our Sherpa are now in the
lower icefall helping get some Korean down
with some sort of
sickness. Dawa and Danuru worked their tails off at the
Col
-- everything is set for 4 am start to fixing. Val, Monty, Ryan, Rohan,
Serge, Team Merle went to C2 today. Casey, Bob, Ari at C3, tough climb due
to wind. Chip, Vance, Scott, Adam, Bob, Joe, Kurt C3 in the morning. Mike, Tim
go BC to C2 in the morning. Team Hahn one more rest day
Eric
Simonson
IMG Everest Expedition
Dispatch #24
May 17, 2008
Ang Jangbu reports that Dave and Nicky are back
down to BC now, after spending the night at C3 and then climbing a short way
above. Also yesterday, 5 sherpas carried to South Col and now that
camp is fully stocked and ready for the summit bids!! Eben and the
trekkers had a nice visit to BC, including hiking up to the base of the Icefall
yesterday, and today they are headed back down to Lukla, with several of them
planning to climb Lobuche Peak on the way.
We have IMG Sherpas
Danuru and Dawa heading tomorrow to C2 and to the South Col the next day as
members of the joint expedition Sherpa fixing team doing the rope fixing to the
Balcony and above. The plan is to get the rope fixed on the 20th, with the
first summit bids on the 21st. This morning (18th Nepal time) Scott,
Adam & Bob Lowry with their personal sherpas and Casey and his team
(Bob and Ari) headed up for their summit bids. They all went to C1
with the exception of Scott and Kami who went on to C2. They are scheduled
to go for the summit on 21st or 22nd. IMG climbers Joe, Kurt, Chip, and
Vance and their sherpas are planning to head up tomorrow, with Justin, Dean,
Jaroslaw, Ryan, Rohan, Serge, Tim, Val, Monty and their sherpas heading up the
next day. We'll let you know more as everyone's final timetables becomes
clear. So far so good!
Eric Simonson
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