Greetings from a cold and snowy Base Camp!

As an update to yesterday's dispatch, the team set off through the Icefall early yesterday morning as planned. About 3/4 of the way through the Ice fall, they received word that the last bridge-ladder before Camp 1 had collapsed. As a result, they had to turn back and return to BC.

The Ice fall doctors (the Sherpa who look after the ladders in the Ice fall) were able to make the needed repairs, although the Ice fall was closed for the rest of the day. During the first part of the climb, however, the team got some great pictures and amazing video footage.

At BC, the team rested during the afternoon only to start all over again today at 4am! All went smoothly until it started snowing at around 10:30am, making things a little colder and more difficult to see. Gary G. and his climbing Sherpa made it safe and sound to Camp 1 and Gary S. made it to Camp 2, just a little bit closer to bringing the important message about the capabilities of people with disabilities to the top of Mount Everest!

After speaking to Gary G. on the radio, it was good to hear that they had just finished a delicious lunch of RaRa noodles, tuna and canned peaches for dessert! All is well and they are ready for some acclimatization!