Blog Update - Dec 28, 2009

Carry to Camp One. If you were watching the Spot GPS yesterday, you would have tracked the team on the carry to Camp One. Hiking through the spectacular ice field up to about 16000ft and for me, the highest I’ve ever climbed. It took around 3.5 hours in bright sunny conditions but with a very fresh breeze which picked up as the day progressed with a noticeable drop in temperature during the ascent.

It’s a long slow but steady pace that gets you there (along with a power bar or two) with enough energy for the 1.5 hour hike back to Base Camp. I think one of the main lessons learnt on this particular hike, was to wait until the wind drops before having a pee, otherwise you tend to get rather damp!

With all the team remaining fit and healthy, tomorrow is the big permanent move from Base Camp to Camp One, the wind is forecast to decrease somewhat making for a more pleasant climb and the forecast remains good for the next week with the wind reducing substantially for the weekend, well that’s the forecast anyway and we all know that can change.

Blog update by Jerry Mason