25th
Sep All the team are now down at ABC. They are going to have
a well earned rest tomorrow before heading out from base camp.
24th
Sep SUMMIT SUCCESS! Zac
phoned this morning at 9am to say all four clients, two Sherpas
and himself all summitted within 15 minutes of each other.
They are all back down at Camp 3 basking in their glory. They
aim to descend to Camp 2 later today and back to ABC tomorrow.
23rd
Sep All the team have arrived at Camp 3 after a 5 hour walk
from Camp 2. Jeremy decided to use an extra cylinder of oxygen and
blazed up in 3.5 hours. They are looking to set off for the summit
at around 12.30 am tomorrow morning Nepal time. The weather is looking
perfect and all the AP staff wish them the very best of luck.
21st
Sep The team left BC for their summit bid today.
18th
Sep The team are now back down at ABC after 2 nights at C2
(7100m) with all acclimatization completed reaching a height of
7250m. Everyone going well and all looking forward to a few days
rest. The rope fixing to C3 and beyond went in yesterday and they
believe one more day of fixing required. The team are hoping to
head up on the 21st, aiming for the 24th as the summit day providing
no significant changes in the weather.
12th
Sep Zac emailed today to update on the progress
the team has made. They have just got
back down to ABC after 2 nights at Camp 1. Everyone coped well -
no headaches or anything. Jeremy is over his chest infection and
is doing well. The team have been practicing ascending and descending
fixed lines at C1. 70% of our kit is now at C1 including O2. Still
getting a few inches of snow every afternoon. Puja tomorrow morning
and then a meeting among the teams to discuss fixing the ropes.
They are hoping to head back up on Monday to C1 and Tues & Wed
at C2 to finish the acclimatisation. There are a lot more teams
now arrived at ABC and so is now pretty busy. It's been nice having
the mountain to ourselves! All the team are well and watching Bruno
tonight on DVD!
6th
Sep Zac called to say, the team have been
up as high as Camp 1 today before dropping back down to spend the
night at Base Camp. Jeremy has caught a cold, but is taking
good care of himself.
4th
Sep The team are now well rested and plan
to head out onto the glacier for the first time tomorrow. There
is still quite a bit of snow being dropped in the mornings but the
afternoons are clearing.
2nd
Sep Zac called in today. The team are now
at ABC (5700m). They will have two days resting before pushing out
onto the glacier and heading up to Lake camp (6000m). They have
managed to snatch some views of the mountain so far, although the
monsoon is still to clear around the 10th Sep.
30th Aug Zac called in today. The team have made two acclimatisation walks one to 5400m and the second on another peak to 5600m. They are now ready to head up to Intermediate camp en-route to ABC.
28th
Aug Text received from Zac today.
The group are well on schedule having now reached Tingri after spending
a night at the border due to a large land slide. They have
been up to 4300m and everyone is feeling fit. They plan to
head to Chinese Base Camp tomorrow.
26th
Aug The team have now crossed the border
into Tibet and are being looked after by the Tibet Mountaineering
Association. Everyone is well.
24th
Aug Zac phoned to say all preparations
and kit checks have been completed and the team will leave Kathmandu
tomorrow around 7am local time to begin their trek to the border.
Everyone is in good spirits and looking forward to the challenges
ahead.
23rd
Aug The team have arrived safely in
Kathmandu and are enjoying the sights before making their final
preparations to leave for Tibet.
22nd
Aug The team have checked in at the
airport this morning and are on their way to Kathmandu.
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