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Simone
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Hello
my friends, it is evening and cold in my tent, about
-12C, and I am using the powerful Panasonic computer
CF-28 which is holding on to its promised efficiency.
I am amazed because this machine took a beating in the
past days, from -25C temperatures, snow, Tibet sand
and the altitude of Cho Oyu, but it is very strong. I
hope it stays like this...
April
30 was finally a beautiful and sunny day. The snow
from the previous storm has melted 70%, but this
afternoon it began to snow again. We hope tomorrow it
will be sunny. Last night in the lunch tent we
discussed projects and plans regarding the climb of
Cho Oyu and we try to coordinate and synchronize the
ascent. Today, May 1st, Nicolini and Mezzanotte
climbed to C2 and they put together a tent before
coming back to ABC. It took them 1 hour and 40 minutes
to climb to C1 and then about 3 hours to reach C2.
They reached C2 at 1.30 PM and now they are coming
back here at ABC. Valter and Ferruccio Vidi climbed to
C1 at 12pm and they will sleep there. Tomorrow it is
Leonardo and Enrico's turn to sleep at C1. Mario
Curnis and Sandro Vidi will accompany them for a
while. I will stay at BC for 3-4 days to relax in
order to gain energies for a summit attempt scheduled
for May 4 or 5 with Nicolini and Mezzanotte. Our
strategy will be to climb to C2 at 7000 meters, rest
and drink for a while, and then climb towards the
summit. Today some expeditions left the mountain due
to the weather and from the ever-shifting conditions
of Cho Oyu that some folks describe as a "walk at
a high elevation"... One curiosity: today we
discovered that other expeditions at ABC misunderstood
our Mario Curnis for the great climber Cesare Maestri,
who spread rumors on the Internet about his potential
attempt to climb Cho Oyu. Some climbers came to our
tent with cameras to meet the "Spider of the
Dolomiti"...
Ciao ,
Simone Moro
Translated
into English by Giovanni Lepore. For reports in Italian
see the source www.freeridespirit.com.
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