The South Face of Nuptse Autumn 2003 Update 7

 Valery Babanov

Forbidding Nuptse (October 22):  “Hi! It’s Babanov on the line. We returned to BC this evening. Yesterday we spent a night at 6900 m. Hurricane and frost there. We’ll be waiting it out for several days and watching for a change of weather. Obviously, we’ll attempt the summit again. We are in high spirits and feel Ok. We are 100% sound, no frostbites.”

   The message was written by BASK voice mail on October 22, 2003 at 17:30 (Nepal time).

Editorial note: Valera’s voice was cheerful; no fatigue detected.

BASK Company is the general sponsor of expedition.
Sponsors: Beal, Canon, Simond, Boreal, Julbo

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