Spantik Update - Safe and Sound in BC and Celebrating the Summit!
Tim called in to let us know that the entire team was back in BC today and already enjoying 10 year-old whiskey! After sitting out some weather in C2 they had two perfect days of clear and calm weather for the summit push. Time said the route was in great shape and they had an excellent climb to the top. He added that the view they had for those days were as good as any he's had in the hills - and that is from one who has been to the top of Everest!
They will have a good celebration tonight and, for the first time in a while, have almost nothing to do tomorrow except relax and enjoy the afterglow of a successful summit.
They have ordered up the porters and will be heading out on the morning of the 26th to complete the quick two day exit to Arandu. If all goes well they plan to be in Skardu on the afternoon of the 27th and enjoying hot showers and soft beds!
This will leave them the next 2 days to leisurely sort, clean and dry gear from the climb, play cards, sleep and simply enjoy the magnificent vistas from base camp.
Tim will check in with another update tomorrow and then we should have much more once they are back in Skardu and Islamabad!
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| View to Spantik BC © Sean James |
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| Spantik C3 © Veronika Bartova |
Next up for FTA - Satopanth
Tim will be flying over to Nepal with a bunch of gear for our autumn trips in Nepal and India and is looking forward to eating pizza at the Fire and Ice when he gets there!
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| High on Satopanth © Chris Szymiec |
He'll be handing over our Goal Zero power system to Ben who will bring it along on our Satopanth expedition which begins on Sept 3. The Goal Zero setup has worked very well for us and it is a nice integrated system of panels, batteries and ports. Highly recommended!
Upcoming Trips with spaces:
- Ama Dablam/Island Peak Oct 1 -31 *
- Khumbu Peaks and Passes Oct 5-31**
- Everest BC trek Nov 4 - 25
- Ama Dablam/Island Peak Nov 4 - Dec 4*
- Ecuador Jan 5-14 with Cotopaxi
- Aconcagua False Polish Jan 10-Jan 31 & Feb 5-25
- Aconcagua Polish Jan 10 -31 & Feb 5-25
*You can join our Ama Dablam/Island Peak trip for both peaks or for just Island Peak!
**The Peaks and Passes trip can be joined by trekkers or climbers. Climbs include Island Peak, Pokalde, Lobuche E and Gokyo Ri. Passes include Kongma La, Cho La and Renjo La
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