New audio update from TA on Pumori.

This is the text of TA’s audio message:

Hi this is TA calling in from Pumori base camp.  It’s Christmas in the Khumbu, the yaks arrived about midday today, there’s been much merriment and excitement, the unpacking of presents and playing with toys, resetting of tents.  Everyone is now in their own individual base camp tent, and in the late afternoon we were able to start tinkering with things that go clink and clank otherwise known as climbing hardware.  Practicing with our ascenders and our repel devices and tying French prusiks and getting ready for our rock training day tomorrow where we actually get into the vertical environment.  Lots of fun all round, lots of merriment, people running around in warmer clothing and in different clothing, it’s almost hard to recognize each other since we had seen each other for 10 days in one set of cloths.  I’m happily ensconced in my orange puffy and my climb of awareness toque and my down booties.

So life is good here in the Khumbu, still got a little bit of a couch and this morning just felt a little wiped out, but I think that day of rest has helped.  Hopefully everyone continues to heal, it seems like everyday someone new has a bit of a cough or a sniffle, but we are all hoping to get it out of the way so that when we start heading up, most likely the day after tomorrow, that we are healthy enough to really start cruising up this mountain

Hope your having a great day and I will talk to you again soon.

TA

Remember October is Breast Cancer awareness month; TA’s climb of Pumori is a fundraiser for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.  100% of the funds raised by TA during her climb will go to support breast cancer research and breast cancer survivors.  TA hopes to raise one dollar per metre of Pumori ($7161) during her climb, but we need your help.  Please donate. Click here https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/startup.aspx?eventid=21241  to donate online or click here http://www.taloeffler.com for a downloadable donation form.