Friday, May 07, 2004
From Mountain Madness - May 6:
This is Sarah Henley reporting from Base Camp. I just got word from the team and they made it safely to camp 3. It sounds like all members are tired but feeling healthy. They will be spending one night there and then back down to camp 2 tomorrow night. In the morning if everyone is
feeling up to it they will head up to the Yellow Band before going down to camp 2. They have a few oxygen bottles for emergency but the plan is not to use any ox this time while at camp 3. By doing this, they greatly improve their acclimatization process, however, can make it more
difficult to sleep. When they sleep at camp three during their summit push they will use ox to conserve energy once they arrive camp 3.
This is Sarah Henley reporting from Base Camp. I just got word from the team and they made it safely to camp 3. It sounds like all members are tired but feeling healthy. They will be spending one night there and then back down to camp 2 tomorrow night. In the morning if everyone is
feeling up to it they will head up to the Yellow Band before going down to camp 2. They have a few oxygen bottles for emergency but the plan is not to use any ox this time while at camp 3. By doing this, they greatly improve their acclimatization process, however, can make it more
difficult to sleep. When they sleep at camp three during their summit push they will use ox to conserve energy once they arrive camp 3.
