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This could be "Titled One Woman against Everest!"

We heard from Martine today, she is very unhappy about her computer which is not anymore working, so she has to rely on various friends to relay the news. On April 9th, she had a great dinner at base camp with Tashi Tenzing and Apa Sherpa of the Swiss 50th Anniversary expedition, their families joined in too. Early April 10th, at 5.30AM, she teamed up with porters that were heading to Camp 1 to bring some equipments up there, at 5800M, just as she was coming out of the Khumbu Icefall, she became sick, not from altitude, she had a heavy breakfast that did not agree with her stomach. For her luck, another amazing, helpful climber came to check on her and helped her tremendously. That was Mr. Homs [She must mean Mr. Um] from Korea (he has done the 14 climbs of 8000M!!) Martine did not sleep in Camp 1 that night, she returned to Base Camp. Today, April 11th, she will rest. It seems that there has been an evacuation today of a climber who broke his/her leg [not yet confirmed].  The plan for Martine is that tomorrow April 12th she will head back to Camp 1, 6000M and sleep there. April 13th, she will continue the climb to Camp 2 but will not sleep there, instead she will return to Camp 1 for a couple of night. This will be followed by a return to Base Camp for a good rest of another couple of days, by then she should be prepared for the complete climb. She is in great spirit, happy and full of her normal enthusiasm.

Martine Larroque, bought a "SLOT" on a Sherpa permit. She is climbing the South side Everest on her own.... 

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