Featured Expedition: 2003 American Ski Everest Expedition
Dispatch Eight

Copyright©Jim Gile American Ski Everest 2003

Dispatch Eight: This is American Ski Everest Expedition, dispatch 8; This is the day we move up to ABC (intermediate camp). We spent yesterday resting and going over the medical equipment including the personal medical kits and just playing around with the Gamow Bag. It was pretty interesting just getting in the Gamow Bag and instantly lowering the altitude 7000 feet. You don't realize how much difference that makes, when you are healthy at 17,000 feet and you get into the Gamow Bag and lower the altitude 7000 feet. You just kind of feel all the things like the pits and stuff in your stomach that you don't think are noticeable, then they become noticeable. The doctor had us all on the right page so we are ready to go.

Not many teams have made the move up to ABC yet, but they probably will in the next few days so we will stay in touch. We are just going to ABC at approx. 20000 feet. We will have a generator there, so we will be able to do dispatches at ABC. A beautiful day today, it was cold last night. [inaudible then transmission lost]

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