from stu in the usa office
April 27, 2010
Fabrizio called in from our BC to let us know that everyone is safe and sound back at BC after establishing C2 at 6700m! He and the rest of the team had just returned and they were looking forward to a good meal and a good night's sleep.
The weather has been deteriorating and looks to be quite poor over the next 3 days so the team decided to retreat to BC to get a full rest before pushing up the hill again in a few days time. Fabrizio will get an audio dispatch out in the next day or two with the updated plan for the week ahead. We'll be waiting and hoping for an improved weather forecast from Metotest in the days ahead but it does appear a period of cloudy and snowy weather is settling in.
On another note...CONGRATULATIONS to South Korean climber, Oh Eun-Sun, who became the first female 14x8000er summiteer!! A great day for climbing to have our first female join the group of male climbers with this accomplishment! See more about here climb and all the recent action on Annapurna:
www.explorersweb.com
More news as we have it!
stu
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Makalu Team Reaches C1!
from stu in the usa office
April 24, 2010
Great news from the team - the entire team had a great day on Friday the 23rd of April and reached C1 all feeling very well!
Joelle felt very strong and decided to stay up for the night to acclimatize while the rest of the team descended to BC to enjoy a rest day on Saturday. On Sunday Fabrizio and crew will head up to sleep in c1 and push up to c2 for a carry on Monday!
Fabrizio left a voice dispatch and you can listen in below!
Field Touring Alpine Audio Dispatches - FTA Makalu 2010 - C1 reached!
more news as we have it!
stu
April 24, 2010
Great news from the team - the entire team had a great day on Friday the 23rd of April and reached C1 all feeling very well!
Joelle felt very strong and decided to stay up for the night to acclimatize while the rest of the team descended to BC to enjoy a rest day on Saturday. On Sunday Fabrizio and crew will head up to sleep in c1 and push up to c2 for a carry on Monday!
Fabrizio left a voice dispatch and you can listen in below!
Field Touring Alpine Audio Dispatches - FTA Makalu 2010 - C1 reached!
more news as we have it!
stu
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Makalu Team in BC - Puja Tomorrow!
from stu in the usa office
April 21, 2010
I had a great talk with Fabrizio who called in from BC to let us know that everything was going very well and everyone is feeling great!
They are settled in at 5600m alongside of several other expeditions and enjoying the company of the small community of climbers, sherpas and BC staff. A number of the climbers and sherpa are friends of members of our team so it sounds like a nice small close knit group of climbers!
The plan is to have a puja on the morning of the 22nd and then make an acclimatization carry to C1 on the 23rd! Fabrizio will call in every few days with voice dispatches from here on so check in often to hear our team's progress!
Audio Dispatch from Fabrizio at BC, April 21, 2010
Listen to the FTA Makalu 2010 Audio Dispatch April 21, 2010 on Gabcast
Just a few spots remain on our Broad Peak and K2 trips for this summer and we are already filling up our autumn trips to Cho Oyu, Ama Dablam and more so check out our trips and join us for a great adventure!
stu
April 21, 2010
I had a great talk with Fabrizio who called in from BC to let us know that everything was going very well and everyone is feeling great!
They are settled in at 5600m alongside of several other expeditions and enjoying the company of the small community of climbers, sherpas and BC staff. A number of the climbers and sherpa are friends of members of our team so it sounds like a nice small close knit group of climbers!
The plan is to have a puja on the morning of the 22nd and then make an acclimatization carry to C1 on the 23rd! Fabrizio will call in every few days with voice dispatches from here on so check in often to hear our team's progress!
Audio Dispatch from Fabrizio at BC, April 21, 2010
Listen to the FTA Makalu 2010 Audio Dispatch April 21, 2010 on Gabcast
Just a few spots remain on our Broad Peak and K2 trips for this summer and we are already filling up our autumn trips to Cho Oyu, Ama Dablam and more so check out our trips and join us for a great adventure!
stu
Monday, April 19, 2010
Makalu Team in Hillary BC!
from stu in the usa office
April 19, 2010
Our team is settled into Hillary BC at 4900m after aother great day of trekking and everyone is feeling well on the team. Fabrizio called in this morning to let us know that they are now just a 5 hour walk to Makalu BC tomorrow where they can settle into their new home for the next month!
They have continued to have some rain each day but mostly after they have arrived at camp so the trekking has been very enjoyable. Fabrizio added that our cook, Ram, has been doing an especially great job and they are eating very well! In the afternoon Fabrizio took an acclimatization walk up to visit the BC of a team attempting a new route on the south. He said the mountain is enormous from up close and sounded very excited to get onto some climbing in few days!
Our weather forecasting from www.meteotest.ch suggests continued afternoon rain likely for another few days and then hopefully a period of drier days. Winds are quite high on the summit still in the 50 km/hr range so we'll be looking for more moderate winds in the weeks ahead!
More news as we have it!
stu
April 19, 2010
Our team is settled into Hillary BC at 4900m after aother great day of trekking and everyone is feeling well on the team. Fabrizio called in this morning to let us know that they are now just a 5 hour walk to Makalu BC tomorrow where they can settle into their new home for the next month!
They have continued to have some rain each day but mostly after they have arrived at camp so the trekking has been very enjoyable. Fabrizio added that our cook, Ram, has been doing an especially great job and they are eating very well! In the afternoon Fabrizio took an acclimatization walk up to visit the BC of a team attempting a new route on the south. He said the mountain is enormous from up close and sounded very excited to get onto some climbing in few days!
Our weather forecasting from www.meteotest.ch suggests continued afternoon rain likely for another few days and then hopefully a period of drier days. Winds are quite high on the summit still in the 50 km/hr range so we'll be looking for more moderate winds in the weeks ahead!
More news as we have it!
stu
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Makalu update April 15th - Rainy Days!
from stu in the usa office
April 15th, 2010
Fabrizio called in at the end of a big day of trekking to Khongma (3560m) to let us know that all is well. Today's leg is one of the bigger days on the trek with a gain of 1400m but Fabrizio said everyone was feeling great.
Despite 2 days of rain since the last dispatch they have had enough clearings to see the magnificent glimpses of the mountains surrounding them and are appreciating the flora a fauna of the valley. They will begin to break out of the low regions soon and hopefully enjoy some sun and views!
Fabrizio plans an audio dispatch either tomorrow of saturday so tune in for more!
stu
April 15th, 2010
Fabrizio called in at the end of a big day of trekking to Khongma (3560m) to let us know that all is well. Today's leg is one of the bigger days on the trek with a gain of 1400m but Fabrizio said everyone was feeling great.
Despite 2 days of rain since the last dispatch they have had enough clearings to see the magnificent glimpses of the mountains surrounding them and are appreciating the flora a fauna of the valley. They will begin to break out of the low regions soon and hopefully enjoy some sun and views!
Fabrizio plans an audio dispatch either tomorrow of saturday so tune in for more!
stu
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