July 23, 2009
A short text message from the sat phone:
“All of our team are back safely at base camp. The weather was just too bad — too much snow — to attempt the summit of Quitaraju, so we have all made the descent back to base camp. We’re very pleased to have achieved the major goal: a difficult but magnificent summit of Alpamayo. Tomorrow we’ll head down valley and be back in good communication with...
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July 22, 2009
Another update from the sat phone:
“Today finds us all hunkered down in our tents at the Col Camp at 18,200ft. Our 19,512ft Alpamayo summit day yesterday gave us wonderful weather with blue skies, sunshine and views forever. Today is very different. We have on-and-off snow, with clouds that periodically come down to white out, then rise to let us see around a bit. We’re staying put for now.
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July 19, 2009
Another update via Satellite Phone:
“The whole team has achieved the Col Camp at 18,200ft. From Moraine Camp at 16,000ft this has been a tough ice climb, and our team members took just 3.5 to 6 hours to get up here. A really great effort by all and a sign of how strong this whole team is. From here, we can choose to climb Alpamayo, or branch off to the neighboring summit of Quitaraju. Right now,...
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July 18, 2009
Latest update via Satellite Phone:
“Everyone has made it successfully up to Moraine Camp at 16,000ft. This is the beginning of the massive glacier. Up to now we have been climbing on rock, but from here on up Alpamayo is pure ice. Time for us to break out the ice axes! Happy to report that everyone is happy and healthy, with no signs of sickness. Tomorrow we plan on heading on up to the Col Camp...
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July 15, 2009
From the satellite phone:
“After our acclimatizing day on mountain bikes and the 2 days of trekking in, we are here at Alpamayo basecamp. The weather up here is wonderful and the climbing route is said to be in great shape. We’ll find out soon! Tomorrow we start our carry. No Everest Sherpa here, so for the next 2 days our 6 climbers and 3 guides will be carrying all our own equipment up the...
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