IMG Update: Sherpas Begin Fixing Ropes on the Upper Mountain

May 4, 2009 – oday our IMG sherpas Panuru and Mingma Tenzing joined Himex sherpas Dorje and Nima Tsering and AAI sherpa Kami Rita up on the South Col about 8am, after leaving C2 at about 2am. We sent a couple other sherpas up to the Col to support them and help get a tent set up. After some tea and a snack they headed up to start fixing up the triangular face, reaching about 200m below the Balcony before heading back down to the Col. They left 900m of rope below the Balcony and will bring up another 600m with them in the morning tomorrow — the plan is to start at 2am tomorrow morning, climb back up to the Balcony, and keep fixing as far as they can go (at least the South Summit, maybe all the way to the top if the weather is good and they are feeling strong). [More at IMG]

May 4, 2009 – oday our IMG sherpas Panuru and Mingma Tenzing joined Himex sherpas Dorje and Nima Tsering and AAI sherpa Kami Rita up on the South Col about 8am, after leaving C2 at about 2am. We sent a couple other sherpas up to the Col to support them and help get a tent set up. After some tea and a snack they headed up to start fixing up the triangular face, reaching about 200m below the Balcony before heading back down to the Col. They left 900m of rope below the Balcony and will bring up another 600m with them in the morning tomorrow — the plan is to start at 2am tomorrow morning, climb back up to the Balcony, and keep fixing as far as they can go (at least the South Summit, maybe all the way to the top if the weather is good and they are feeling strong). [More at IMG]