New audio update from TA on Everest.

Hi this is TA calling in from camp 1 at around 6100m, just had some dinner, beef enchiladas with chicken noodle soup.  Lhak-pa is working on his supper which I think is going to be some Sampa and chicken noodle soup. We are eating a little early because we are figuring it is going to get pretty darn cold up here soon.  Soon after we arrived the sun was out so we where getting baked, we where thinking we were shake and bake chicken, we lay on the bottom of the tent floors just to control our temperatures, then about 1 o’clock it started to snow and it has been snowing ever since, it shows absolutely no sign of letting up.  We are happily ensconced in our little tent, cooking in our vestibule, trying to stay hydrated, I’m nursing a bit of a headache, that started this afternoon, but I can usually breathe it away, so I think it is alright.  We are going to stay warm and hydrated and see what tomorrow brings.  It is amazing to have gotten through the ice fall, pretty exciting.  I think the top part of the ice fall was harder then in 2007 but again we know how memory works; maybe I don’t remember how hard it was in 2007.  Its great to be here, thanks so much to Lhak-pa for coming along with me, to Angel who gave some good tips yesterday on how to get here in good style, and of course to Tim and Peaks freaks for supporting me and getting me up here.  Have a great day, talk to you tomorrow.

TA

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