We heard from Anders that he and team are back down at Base Camp. They made good time coming down from C2, although they had to traverse some of the Ice Fall using their headlamps, as it turned dark.
They were eating a late dinner and enjoying a whiskey and reflecting on the recent turn of events. They are of course disappointed to be all ready to go and yet have to head lower...Anders was not relishing another couple of trips through the Ice Fall, which he feels physically is equivalent to somewhere between a half and a full Ironman--at least the climb up from EBC to C2 feels like that--"a real bear"...
That said, all four of them are experienced climbers and they well know that sometimes mountaineering is all about patient waiting for the right opportunity. We're crossing our fingers that this opportunity will come soon.
For now, they are hoping to take advantage of this unexpected time at Base Camp and do everything in their power to be ready to go when they get the green light....
More as we learn more...
They were eating a late dinner and enjoying a whiskey and reflecting on the recent turn of events. They are of course disappointed to be all ready to go and yet have to head lower...Anders was not relishing another couple of trips through the Ice Fall, which he feels physically is equivalent to somewhere between a half and a full Ironman--at least the climb up from EBC to C2 feels like that--"a real bear"...
That said, all four of them are experienced climbers and they well know that sometimes mountaineering is all about patient waiting for the right opportunity. We're crossing our fingers that this opportunity will come soon.
For now, they are hoping to take advantage of this unexpected time at Base Camp and do everything in their power to be ready to go when they get the green light....
More as we learn more...
1 comment:
RC, Hoping the weather will turn but in meantime safe and patient is good! Really interesting comment on effort required to go through the ice falls. Thanks for the posts - thoughts with Anders and the team. D
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