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Makalu
2001
Italian
Makalu Expedition. This team
is composed of 10 Italian UIAGM Mountain Guides from
Dolomites (S. Martino di Castrozza), led by expert
Renzo Corona. They will attempt the normal route. They
will start the expedition from Italy, April 1st. 2001.
More
Details: A team of professional Italian Alpine Guides,
named The Eagel of San Martino, will attempt the Makalu summit
to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their first
expedition. The team will include Renzo Corona
(leader), Narci Simion, Mariano Lott, Tullio Simoni,
Sebastiano Zagonel, Donato Zagonel, Giampaolo Corona,
Gianfranco Dell'Antonia and Alessandro Rigobello
(medical staff). Leader Renzo Corona is on his
first hiamalayan expedition, but previously been a
member of teams on
Chinese climbs. He has some Patagonia summits, and has a
good curriculum on Dolomites walls. The team will fly
to Nepal on April 1st, heading for Tumlingtar.
Then a 12 day trek to base camp. From there, they
expect to establish 4 more camps with advanced base
camp at 5500 meters and three more to the top.
"We'll try the 3.000 meter leap in 4 days, and
the whole thing will require us 55 days in
Nepal", says Corona.
Source: Luigi Zoppello, Dolomutes,
northern Italy, journalist
Dispatch:
Saturday,
May 5. Windy Day, everybody is at ABC. Tomorrow,
weather conditions permitting, everybody will climb up
to camp 2. Renzo and Giampaolo will sleep there, while
the others will supply the camp and then will descend
to sleep at ABC. The following day we will attempt the
Makalu Lha, and then we will see. We are feeling good
and the only thing that bothers us is the strong wind
that never stops blowing. Last night the wind
ripped our dining and bathroom tents. We see the
strong winds blowing the snow off the summit, and for
the moment we are eating salami, speck and precious
days at ABC.
For
all their news and reports with pictures in Italian
and some English see their web site here.
Snow
in the Kingdom : My Storm Years on Everest by
Ed Webster, Peter Williams (Editor),
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