Saturday, April 22. 2006
22 april: yaks & delays, more people sick, return of M & S!
Saturday, April 22. 2006
Hi all you friends & followers; here is another update from the foot of Everest. I was supposed to be in middle camp right now, but not all went as planned.
Yesterday the first half of the group packed their gear on the yaks and left for Intermediate Camp (IC) at 5800m. Also Ivana jumped back on her bike and left for Kathmandu. I took thomas for a hike to 5400m to prepare for our trip to IC today, but though the trip went well, he did not feel good at all this morning. Thomas had a huge headache and we decided to stay one more day in BC.
Today I did a little hike with Thomas and Kevin; though Thomas felt a lot better and his headache dissappeared, Kevin felt bad today. Though his oxygen levels have been really high from the start and he has almost no headaches, today he had no energy and could not keep up with Thomas & me.
I just heard from Alex, who joined the 2nd part of the team to IC, that Ronnie (Muhl, SA) has some back problems, but the rest of the team is reasonably ok. The first time up to IC & ABC is for many climbers the toughest part of the entire expedition, so it is not surprisingly if one feels bad.
The good news is that Milan & Sergey have returned from Taschi Dzom! They just walked in after catching a few rides back to Rongbuk, and walking from there on. They both are a lot fitter now, Milan told me he was amazed how much difference the 1000 vertical meters made. They slept and rested most of the time and feel strong again. That will take a way some of Kevin's worries, so hopefully we can do some decent hike up tomorrow!
Signing off from a very chilly BC, the wind has started again..
Harry
Top foto´s leuk dat jij er ook op staat. Je bent al bijna bij de 6000 meter?Ongelovelijk. Fantastisch die Yaks wat een uitstraling hebben die beesten.
Doe voorzichtig en tot horens.
Groetjes Peet(Richard en Dylan)
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Goed te lezen dat je weer in BC bent en je beter voelt. We denken hier vaak aan jullie allemaal maar aan jou in het bijzonder natuurlijk.
Hoop dat je je sterk en goed blijft voelen.
Lezen met heel veel plezier de site en jullie verhalen.
Toi Toi Toi voor de hele groep en een lieve groet aan Kevin en een hele dikke omhelzing voor jou!!
Lhola, Peter en Sietske
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Cheers - MC
p.s. Love the pix of the yaks.
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#8 milan Collin (link) wrote:
After a 2 day rest we returned in basecamp 2days ago. I felt so much better, stronger and looking forward to start again. 2 days ago i went up with Harry, Thomas and Kevin and everything went well. Had no problems in folowing them and filoming all of this. Yesterday we had a restday in BC and Harry and Thomas went up for ABC where they spent the night. Today we will make new plans for the coming week, so keep on watching for the latest news.
All the love,
Milan
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I've been following up on your news lately, and its really worrisome to hear of the harshness you are going through and the terrible side affects you are feeling at high altitude.
however, just wanted to wish you all the very best of luck. Thomas i know you're a resient of the UAE, and life in Dubai is getting too hot, moist, sticky and dusty. SO you've gone from one extreme to the other, i guess that's what made you go there in the first place, to conquer such an extreme challenge.
Its great what you're doing, I wish the entire team success on their journey, I hope you all make it to the TOP, with the least amount of hassle, and head back home with some great memories and of course some more lovely pics!
You're an inspiration to many, especially those who can't even find the time to go to the gym after work, or those who nag if they are eating a cold meal! Keep it up...
take care and good luck
!!Nizar from Dubai
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Message for Lorenzo from Mary in Mayo and Viv and Angie.
Wishing you a safe trip to Lorenzo and all of you.
Blessings, from
Angie, Viv and Mary.
