Monday, April 25, 2005
4/25 - Everest Base Camp
4/25/05 - Scott Wazny summited Island Peak successfully on April 14 and arrived at Everest Base Camp on April 16. As of April 25, he had already established Camp I and Camp II. He has also taken one trip up to Camp III, which is set at ~24,500 ft. Next they will move everything up to Camp II and progress to the higher camps, hopefully reaching Camp IV around April 30. His planned summit day is now slated for May 15 (depending on weather conditions, of course). Scott called from base camp, where they were spending a day to rest and eat well to strengthen themselves, enjoying the rich oxygen down "low" before they head back up to higher elevations. Scott is accompanied by Fur Gelzen Sherpa and Ang Pemba Sherpa from The Sherpa Society.
Monday, April 18, 2005
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Sunday, April 10, 2005
Trekking from Namche Bazaar to Tengboche
Scott Wazny, accompanied by Fur Gelzen Sherpa, has departed Namche Bazaar and begun the trek to Island Peak (20,300 ft.), which they plan to summit on April 14th to acclimate to higher altitudes before trekking to Everest Base Camp.
They will climb Mt. Everest's South Col route via the Khumbu Icefall, and their expedition team consists of Scott Wazny, Fur Gelzen Sherpa, Ang Pemba Sherpa, and a handful of Nepalese kitchen staff.
Currently the team's porters and base camp cook are en route to Everest Base Camp, transporting much of their supplies and equipment. Scott and Gelzen plan to reach EBC on April 18th. Scott is from Portland, Oregon USA, and Gelzen is from the village of Bumburi in the Khumbu region of Nepal.
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