September 18, 2007

Liz heard from her man this morning.

During this past week the group has gone beyond camp 2, to an elevation of 6900 meters. To reach that height, they had more ropes to fix and a glacier to cross. To Keith's surprise, only the Canadians rope together for glacier travel. He also said there has been a TON of snowfall. They are now at base camp for about 2 days of rest. Last time they were at base camp almost everyone felt the effects of a foriegn diet (you know what I mean) so Keith said he's going to take more care with what he eats while in base camp. (I think that means he'll drink more beer, God knows his diegestion is used to that!) Tomorrow the group will decided what step is next ie: are they ready to go for the summit or not?

The next five days or so will likely see the boy's attempt on the summit -weather permitting. Sounds like things are going well and on track for a successful expedition!

reporting from my warm office chair...
dave