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Julio Bird behind his O2 mask on Everest north side.
courtesy World Records Expeditions and Treks
Jamie Clarke some days ago in BC.
courtesy Expeditions Hannesbrand
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Everest update: north and south side summit reports, descending teams whereabouts
Posted: May 18, 2010 08:30 am EDT
(ExWeb/Madrid) There’s summit news from Everest north side: Julio Bird called from the top yesterday afer climbing from Tibet.
Further summiteers on Everest south side are currently marching back down to BC (many of them stopping today in C2), while some large teams start moving up from BC, aiming for a summit window expected to open up next weekend.
Everest north side
American Julio Bird, member in WRET (World Records Expeditions and Treks, based in Kathmandu), led by Bill Fisher, summited everest from its north side yesterday. He had departed towards the summit with some sherpas after the Tibetan rope-fixing team opened the route to the summit.
“Julio and the Sherpas left Camp 2 and took 14 hours to reach the summit,” home team member Maribel reported yesterday. “They reached the summit on the 17 of May at 7:00 in the morning. He is now resting at Camp 2 and will move to Base Camp soon.”
Everest south side
“A little over 80 people went for the summit today,” RMI team reported from BC yesterday. “News is still coming down from high on the mountain and things are sounding uneventful, which is a good thing!”
Today, further summits have been confirmed.
“Expedition Hanesbrands’ climbing team led by Jamie Clarke successfully summited Mount Everest at 8:40 a.m. Monday, May 17 (10:55 p.m. Sunday EDT),” BC crew stated. “The team returned safely to Camp 4 where they are resting before continuing down the mountain. The summit was made by Jamie (his second summit), Scott Simper (first summit), Kami Sherpa (11th summit), Pemba Dorje Sherpa (seventh summit), and Ang Namgyel Sherpa (fifth summit). “
Colombian Nelson Cardona and Rafael Avila summited 11:15 Nepal time yesterday – things were not easy, as mate (and also summiteer) Albert Bosch reported. “The trip C4-summit-C4 took 22 hours, due to strong wind gusts complicating the ascent,” he told his home team ater finally reaching C4 for the night yesterday. Albert climbed with a sherpa, the two Colombians were accompanied by another.
Brazilian Manoel Morgado also topped-out Everest yesterday. The 8th Brazilian Everest summiteer ever, he is on his way to C3/c2 today.
“Yesterday Wiktor made the summit with Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa,” SummitClimb team reported earlier today. “He's in camp 2 with Karsten, Raj and Josette. Karsten will go for the summit on the 2nd weather window, starting the 22nd of May. Manoj and Adam are down safe in BC.”
As for other descending teams whereabouts:
Australian Patrick Hollingworth also reached safely C4 yesterday.
“There may be more summit pushes tonight by other teams taking in the 18th window,” Peak freaks reported. “Our TEAM 2 climbers are all down at Camp 2 looking at their attempt possibility as early as May 21.”
Jagged-Globe has also reported that their summit team will be staying in Camp 2 tonight, then heading down to Base Camp early tomorrow morning so as to get through the Khumbu Icefall before the sun hits it.
“In Base Camp, Bunter, Mike, Tim and I are preparing to head back up to Camp 2 tomorrow for our own summit bid,” J-G Robert Anderson stated.
Links to 2010 Everest & Lhotse teams:
Everest south side
No Guts Know Glory
Ta Loeffler
Altitude Junkies
Anne-Mari Hyryläinen (AJ) - SkyClimbers
Albert Bosh
Colombian expedition
Chad Kellogg speed attempt
Mountain Trip
Peak Freaks
Alpine Ascents
Paul & Denise Fejtek (MT)
Patrick Hollingworth
Adventure Consultants
IMG
RMI
Elia Sailaky - finding life
Adventures Global
Malta team
Eco Everest
SummitClimb
Mountain Madness
Expedition Hanesbrand
Jagged-Globe
Dream Guides
Kari Kobler
HiMex
Adrian Ballinger - Alpenglow
Everest-Lhotse
Simone Moro
Finnish expedition
Cleo Weidlich
Everest north side
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
Silvio mondinelli
Alfredo Garcia - La Rioja expedition
Hungarians - Dreher 24
Jordan Romero
Project-Himalaya
7-Summits Club
Adventure Dynamics
Duncan Chessell
Adventure Peaks
Bill Fisher
Bill Burke
Lhotse
Meagan McGrath
Kazakh National team
Marco Confortola
Lina Quesada
Vladimir Belous
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