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Simone
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April
24, 2002: Ciao everybody, today I returned to base
camp after spending the night at 6400 meters of camp
1. I sleep pretty good and I ate salami, cheese with
rosemary crackers and I drank a can of coca cola. Yesterday
afternoon a storm dumped 20 cm of fresh snow. That is
why i decided to descend and not risk to go from C1 to
C2 trying to be a hero. Tomorrow Nicolini and
Mezzanotte should arrive at ABC, at 5600 meters while
Omar Oprandi seems to be staying at lower elevations.
Today 4 members went to C1 and they should be back by
day end. It is their first ascent and it will help
them acclimatize. Even yesterday I played crazy,
climbing from BC to C1 in 1 hour and 39 minutes!!. I
think i will spend a few days here and then i will try
to reach camp 2 and further camps. Cho Oyu will serve
as the perfection of my acclimatization stage and of
Mario's as well. He wisely awaits to be in the best
shape to climb, and I agree with his policy.
Ciao,
Simone
Translated
into English by Giovanni Lepore. For reports in Italian
see the source www.freeridespirit.com.
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