Island Peak High Camp

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Rohan and Dave in their sleeping bags inside their tent at Island Peak high camp today.Rosalba in her tent at high camp today.John Stanley stretched out in his sleeping bag. Ray was outside so missed out on the photo.

Hi It's Paul Adler here with an update from Island Peak High Camp at 5450m.

I am tucked away in my tent that I am sharing with Dave Armstrong. Next to me in their tents are the other Island Peak climbers - Dave Duncan, Rohan McColl, Rosalba Bettiol, John Stanley & Ray Todd. The rest of the team is at Island Peak base camp, enjoying a well earned rest.

Everyone made it up to the high camp in good style, taking it very slowly to conserve energy for tomorrow. Our plan is to wake at 1:30am and have something to eat, get ready, and then depart for the summit at 2:30am. The reason we are leaving this early is that for the past week the weather has been better in the morning, so we ideally want to be off the higher parts of the mountain before 11am, when the wind will increase. Right now there is no wind at all and the outside temperature is -8C. I expect it will be about -15C when we leave in the morning. Brrrr!


All going well we hope to summit at around 8am Nepal time (1:15pm AEST). I will be carrying the satellite phone with me, so we will try to do an audio blog from the summit, weather and conditions permitting of course. Stay tuned and thanks for all your messages of support!


Bye for now, Paul Adler.

Messages

Good Luck Team ESS

PaulBeck — Tue, 10/05/2010 - 17:55

I hope your summit day is/ was the best day of your trip. Clear sky, low wind, no cloud and no one else up there taking up that precious summit space. Hope you get some time up there enjoying the magic views.

Take lots of pictures, take some video and take home some great memories.

Congratulations to you all....

Dave, I hope you got some good video this time.

Paul Beck

PS. Hope you enjoy the sardine pizza on your return! I didn't!

I second that

Cas — Tue, 10/05/2010 - 18:10

Good luck to all of you and I hope your weather is as amazing as ours was 3 years ago. Either way it will be an amazing experience

Cassra

P.s the Pizza was Tuna not Sardines btw and I think It was very nice

Paul did you have another good business idea while in Camp 1? :-)

Island Peak

Sinor — Tue, 10/05/2010 - 19:07

Hi Folks

Best wishes for your sumit attempt it will be magnificant enjoy it and safe return.

With regards
Pat

Does Rosalba

Cas — Tue, 10/05/2010 - 19:20

Have the Presidential Suite ? :-)

A real high !!

jmccoll — Tue, 10/05/2010 - 21:42

Dear Rohan I was thrilled to read you were going for the summit , the knee bandage in one photo had me a little concerned Congratulations !! This is a dream come true , a high in many ways . I will raise a glass , or a coffee cup or something at 1.15 pm
Love Mum

To David Duncan

figtreepossum — Tue, 10/05/2010 - 21:55

Hi Dave
Please watch where you step while enjoying this great adventure. Good photo of you and Rohan in the tent. Reach out and touch the void for us while you are up there!
Love Mum & Dad

to John Stanley

Clair23 — Tue, 10/05/2010 - 23:55

good to c u enjoying yourself n that u made it. Just gotta get back down now. Love Clair

wow

alexzavadil — Wed, 10/06/2010 - 00:21

Wow, as i write this it's 6:02am, so the sun will be rising, and you guys will be hitting that ice wall shortly. I'm so impressed at how organised you guys are - blogging from 5450m! Too late to say good luck, so i'll say congratulations. Praying for you guys right now!
Alex.

Go Guys

Glenda Hunt — Wed, 10/06/2010 - 00:44

It's 11.30am here and you will be nearing the summit soon. Your'e going great, stay strong and know that you are all legends. Looking forward to hearing your news from the summit or return or both :). Praying for you all, thinking of you all, special hi to Elisa - you're amazing!!! enjoy the journey. Love and God bless, Glenda

Go Ray Todd

AndrewTodd — Wed, 10/06/2010 - 01:36

Looking forward to seeing the photos from the summit.

up up up!

alexzavadil — Wed, 10/06/2010 - 04:31

So exciting! Hope you are all doing well and feeling well - enjoy the views! Thinking of you!
From Elisa.