Namaste everybody.
I'm calling from base camp, it's April 10th. For me today was a rest day, so I did a little bit of organizing and really just resting.
Domhnall, however, he went through the ice fall. So, his first time through the ice fall (ed: this year), it only took him three and a half hours to Camp 1, which is really good; it usually takes people seven hours to get there. So, he made it there and back in six hours, he's feeling tired, but feeling good.
For those who don't know, the ice fall is a glacier that is moving downhill. They say it is a little bit interesting this year. The seracs, or the big blocks of ice are smaller this year. They are only the size of a house or a car, rather than an apartment building, but we hear there are a lot more of them. There are also a lot of crevaces and those are spanned by aluminum ladders , which is why I was practising that in the backyard.
Because the glacier is moving, there are frequent avalanches. They usually start about mid-day and they come every couple of hours, until about two or four in the morning, which is why that when we go through the ice fall we're going to get up early, probably get in there about four o'clock and probably hopefully be done by about eleven or twelve. So we'll see how things go, but a rest day today, probably another rest day tomorrow, and probably the puja on Monday.
So that's it for today, thanks to everyone for following along.
Love you all, miss you. Love ya, bye.
Base camp as seen from Kala Patter
Ice Fall as seen from Base Camp
Ice Fall as seen from Kala Pattar. Can you spot "at least" 13 climbers going through the Ice Fall?
4 comments:
Hi Lucille . .It is wonderful to hear your voice on the cabgast and you sound great. You have to know we talk about you every day at work. Yesterday we had the Deputy Minister of Agriculture visit and he was looking at pictures on the wall at reception. Pointed you out and told him and his assistant where you are right now!
Take care and stay safe.
Hello there girl. Gotta love technology - bringing your adventures to our lives. Which is pretty boring compared to what you're doing right now. Think you might even get exempt from the survival ASI.
Stay safe everyday and enjoy every moment. This is your time -
Sandra Young (the other short AMC)
I only see 10!!! Are my eyes bad or is this a trick to see how long we search for the other 3??
More towards the lower left, there is a group of 8. Then higher than center and just right of center, there is a group of 4. And way up in the upper right corner there is 1 more. There may be more, but I haven't found any more than that. The purpose of the challenge is not so much to destroy your eyes, but to put the size of the icefall into perspective by pointing out people for reference.
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