Everest 2003 North Side Expedition Russian Adventure Team Dispatch 20
News from Russian Adventure
Team Everest expedition from Moscow under the leadership of Alexander Abramov.
Alexander Abramov reports:
"5,May. In the morning the jeep from the BC came and took Slava Pashkov,
Sergey Larin and Dima Moskalev, they are our scouts. In the afternoon dust was
rushing level with clouds and strong wind was blowing. It was at the height of
4100m. According to the information the kitchen tent had been torn and many
tents in other camps had been crashed too. The sherps who had been in the ABC
informed us that all the tents in the top camps had been blown. We do not want
to believe in these facts; we have tents at 7500m and all tents at 7000m there
are twelve sleeping bags and many other necessary equipment. We will not be
able to ascend to the summit without the equipment. Thank God, we did not
pulled the oxygen cylinders. It is said that on the South Col at 8000m all the
tents were blown down. Of course the storms in this place are evident. In 1997
early in May my tent was blown down with all equipment, oxygen cylinders,
camera-recorder and est. Now one problem of our returning to the BC should be
solved. According to the weather forecast tomorrow will be the last day of the
foul weather. We will be waiting news about the weather from Dima Moscalev.
His message will help us to make a decision. Bye"