Norwegian Cato Zahl Pedersen and his team have also set off from BC today on a definite summit bid. Weather permitting, they hope to top-out between May 15 and 17. Image of Cato jumaring courtesy of the expedition team/Netavisen (click to enlarge).
"It looks as though there will be good conditions for a summit attempt between May 16 to 19. This would mean a departure from Base Camp to Camp 2 on either May 12 or 13." Image of a weather forecasts courtesy of London Business School expedition (click to enlarge).
Some climbers such as Italians Nives Meroi and Romano Benet (climbing without O2) have set off from BC today, in order to be closer to the summit when the wind drops, expectedly early next week. Image of climbers on Everest's north side courtesy of Jamie McGuinness/Project-Himalaya click to enlarge).
“Most teams are acclimatized and now resting, and awaiting two things: Ropes to the summit and a weather window,” reported the medical crew at south side's BC clinic. Live image over Contact 4.0 of Tim checking his O2 system courtesy of Tim Warren (click to enlarge).
On May 3, Wim the Iceman reached the North Col wearing boots, shorts, and not much else, the team reported. Image of Wim meditating in BC courtesy of the Dutch expedition.
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Everest wrap-up: Summit bids starting today, despite bad weather
Posted: May 10, 2007 10:30 pm EDT
(MountEverest.net) Teams are reporting on high winds, but conditions might improve in upcoming days, triggering a massive summit push, especially on the north side. In fact, some climbers such as disabled Cato Pedersen and Italians Nives Meroi and Romano Benet (climbing without O2) have set off from BC today, in order to be closer to the summit when the wind drops, expectedly early next week. The huge Chinese team put 17 men on the top yesterday, according to HiMex climbers. No details have been released since then on the climber’s whereabouts, and the news has not been officially confirmed. On the south side, teams are also returning to BC after some days of rest and recovery down the valley. All eyes are fixed on the weather forecasts, since the summit bids will start as soon as conditions permit, and after the Sherpas finish fixing the route from the South Col to the top.
Everest north side
Nives & Romano: Here we go!
“We are leaving for ABC tomorrow,” reported Nives yesterday. “The weather is currently very bad, but we have chosen to wait out at 6,300m. As soon as the weather improves, we will proceed towards the summit.”
Unarmed on Everest: Summit bid tstarting oday
Norwegian Cato Zahl Pedersen and his team have also set off from BC today on a definite summit bid. Weather permitting, they hope to top-out between May 15 and 17.
Dutch team: Wim in shorts at the North Col
On May 3, Wim the Iceman reached the North Col wearing boots, shorts, and not much else, the team reported.
Everest south side
BCMD: Waiting time
“Most teams are acclimatized and now resting, and awaiting two things: Ropes to the summit and a weather window,” reported the medical crew at BC clinic. “We're all hoping that within the next few days the jet stream will back off, and weather will allow strong Sherpa teams to set the ropes up above the col. Then we will hold our collective breath for a weather window. Many folks have chosen to use this time to go down low. Walking down from 5,350m to about 4,000m or less allows those who are suffering from viral infections, khumbu cough and various other maladies to give their bodies a chance to recover before making their summit bids. Those who aren't sick are storing up energy for the big task ahead.”
Mike Haugen: Secret summit day
“We are anxiously watching the weather reports — we take this information and form a plan on what day we will try to summit,” Mike said. “Everyone is throwing around the day May XX (sorry, it is a secret!) as a good day for a summit day, but we have decided to keep watching the weather reports before we firm up any plan.”
London School of Business team: Window opening?
“Today we sat down for an hour with Kenton in order to discuss the forthcoming weather conditions for the summit,” the team reported. “Having synthesized the information given on several five- and 10-day forecasts, it looks as though there will be good conditions for a summit attempt between May 16 to 19. This would mean a departure from Base Camp to Camp 2 on either May 12 or 13. Nothing is certain, and we will be adjusting our plans accordingly over the next couple of days as the forecasts become more accurate.”
Links to teams on Everest North:
David Tait’s dispatches | Gavin Bate’s updates | Philippine expedition's blog | Nives Meroi’s website | Cato's news on Nettavisen | De Jong’s Dutch team - blog | Win Holf’s diary | News on Makalu Gau’s team | Lungevity team’s blog| News on Adrian Crane’s Team Karma | Scottish Scouts | Phill Michael’s Freestyle Everest | Project-Himalaya - latest dispatch | DCXP - dispatches | Jon Miller’s podcasts | Jean-Noel Urban's updates (French) | Thomas Bubendorfer's blog (German) | Manny Pizarro’s Learning without limits updates | Cyril & Clement’s website (French) | Hamars til Topps (Norwegian) | Adventure Peaks’ news | Kari Kobler's team (German) | Xinjiang expedition's website (Chinese) | HiMex | Abramov’s 7Summits-club
Links to teams on Everest South:
Caudwell Xtreme Everest’s blogs | Meagan McGrath's travelogue | Mostafa Salame | Paul Adler’s updates | Mike Haugen’s Coleman Everest | Tim Warren’s dispatches | Al Hancock's dispatches | Exploradus team's dispatches | Stefano Biffi’s blog (Italian) | SuperSherpas | Sky High - Scouts on Everest - news | London Bussines School’s Everest team | Everest Pixel Dream cleaning expedition | Alpine Ascents’ cybercasts| Adventure Consultants | IMG - Everest 2007 | Michael Dunjey | Werner Berger | Finding Life expedition - blog | Ta Loeffer | Summit Climb - news | Mountain Madness | Jeanne Stawiecki's website | Ice 8000 - news | BaseCampMD
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