Dan Mazur's Kangchenjunga Spring 2002

Dispatch March 23rd, 2002: We took a much needed second day of rest today.

Dispatch March 24th, 2002: We started up for camp 1, in the afternoon, but it snowed 35 millimeters, so we waited again in base camp. Excitement was at an all-time high, as we could taste the summit.

Dispatch March 25th, 2002: We went up to camp 1 after lunch, in high winds, and slept there. Our plan is to go for camp 2 the following day, and the summit the day after. In our team are: Richard Fullerton, Martha Johnson, Jean-Christophe Van Waes, Daniel Mazur, Pemba, and Pinso. Michael is going to stay and rest in base camp, after his summit success.

Dispatch March 26d, 2002: We awoke at 4am, and Richard Fullerton and Daniel Mazur and Pemba and Pinso went for camp 2. By 12:30, they were just under the cornice, and were getting buffeted by high winds and swirling snow coming from the plateau, so decided to descend back to camp 1, for safety reasons. Even the very strong Pemba and Pinso said they might be "Frozen" if they continued on.

Dispatch March 27th, 2002:  The day started nicely, then turned to cold, cloud, and wind. Dejected, the team closed up camp 1 and 2, removed all trash, and retreated to base camp. We were very pleased that Michael and Pemba had reached the summit. And once again, we missed very much Brian Mertes, Andrew Bruske, Antonis Sykaris, Dimitris Koutsogiorgas, and Jon Otto.

Thank you very much. Cheers for now. Yours
Sincerely, Daniel Mazur from http://www.SummitClimb.com

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