Back on the mountain
May 10th, 2008 at 2:16 pm |
This morning, for the first time since April 28, Team Marie Curie are back on Everest.
They woke at 3.30am for breakfast and set off at 4am. Still dark; the twinkling headtorches of the Sherpas could be seen bobbing up the Icefall. Sherpas in Team Marie Curie’s camp lit juniper for good luck before setting off.
Dawn throws an eerie light across the camp, which is still and silent. The team have to weave their way under and around the streams of prayer flags in silence as they make their way to the bottom of the Icefall.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes said: “I’m looking forward to getting to Camp 3. I’ve heard a lot about it and it seems to be the beginning of the real ascent. What with the political shenanigans we have had it has been an impossible dream for a bit.”
The team will stay at Camp 2 today and then push on for Camp 3 in the morning.
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May 11th, 2008 at 4:32 am
Hello there Ranulph and team! Hope everything is going well on the push up to camp 3. We’ll be keeping an eye on your progress on the website. Fingers crossed for the weather,
Damien & Emma (Irish in New Zealand)
May 12th, 2008 at 10:00 am
To Team Marie Curie
Hope eveyone is still feeling good. Keep up the good work for this wonderful cause. Good luck to you all.
Stay Safe
Tom Morris
Aspiring Mountaineer