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The
International Mountain
Guides Cho Oyu 2001 Expedition
Dispatch
#5 IMG Team arrives at Advance Base Camp
Looking
up at Cho Oyu from just
below ABC
The
IMG Cho Oyu team has now arrived safe and sound at
Advanced Base Camp, approximately 18,500 feet, after
two days of hiking. All the yak loads also made
it up intact. ABC is situated on the moraine of
a side moraine of the Gyabrag Glacier, within sight of
the famous Nangpa La, the main trade route to Nepal
from this part of Tibet. It is not unusual to
see groups of Tibetan traders crossing the pass
with their yaks to trade salt and clothes, or Nepalese
Sherpas carrying dried buffalo hides to Tingri (used
by the Tibetans for making shoes). The team is
now preparing for the puja on the 9th, with the first
carry to Camp 1 scheduled for the following day.
John Race reports that the weather has been warm and
damp, with clear mornings and snowfall in the
afternoons, and mild temperatures. So far
everything is going well for the group with no
problems!
Eric
Simonson reporting for IMG on EverestNews.com
