Everest South Side Expedition
Miura Japanese Everest 2003 Expedition

Update 5: Dear EverestNews.com, The summit team (Yuichiro & Gota Miura, Muraguchi) has departed Base camp on the 11th and now they are safely at Camp 2 (6450m) as scheduled.

The weather forecast predicts strong wind around summit area up to 30m/sec for next several days and most of teams have deserted Camp 2 and went back to the Base. However, Miura group will remain at Camp 2 as scheduled, and hope for improving weather to proceed their summit attempt. 

According to Gota Miura from C2

"The ABC (advance Base Camp - C2) is like a ghost town at the moment.  Only group remaining except us is Ken Noguchi's Clean up Expedition.  Right now, weather at C2 is pretty stable and we hope for good stablaized weather for summit attempt.  Everyone is fine and eating well!"

Tentative summit attempt schedule;

  May/13 　    C2　 stay 　 (6450ｍ)

  May/14        C3  (7300ｍ)

  May/15C4  (7984ｍ) 

  May/16C5  (8450ｍ)

  May/17          Summit attempt (8848m)

  May/18          C4 (7984m) 

  May/19  　　　C4　→　C2　　　　6450ｍ 

  May/20          back to Base Camp 

The photo are sent via satellite phone, taken yesterday (May 11th) going through ice fall.

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