Science and Exploration

IMG Update: All IMG Climbers are Back in BC

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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May 12, 2009 – his morning was windy and snowy, and at 5:30am, Justin, Jon, Jon, and their sherpa team roped up and headed down from Camp 2. The trip to Camp 1 was low visibility and it made them happy that IMG had put in wands in the Cwm, for navigation in these conditions. By the time they got to Camp 1, the weather started to improve, and when they got to BC it was very nice. It was great to get them back to BC, and they had quite a story to tell of their descent to C2 from the Col yesterday. [More at IMG]

May 12, 2009 – his morning was windy and snowy, and at 5:30am, Justin, Jon, Jon, and their sherpa team roped up and headed down from Camp 2. The trip to Camp 1 was low visibility and it made them happy that IMG had put in wands in the Cwm, for navigation in these conditions. By the time they got to Camp 1, the weather started to improve, and when they got to BC it was very nice. It was great to get them back to BC, and they had quite a story to tell of their descent to C2 from the Col yesterday. [More at IMG]

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