Kangchenjunga 2003
Spanish/Italian News

5/9/2003  Breaking news (12:30 Spain time): Following the plan, Carlos Pauner and his expedition partners, Silvio Mondinelli, Mario Merelli and Kuntner, have reached 7,700m.  They have installed a little tent which they carried along and they are planning to spend the next hours in what would be a fleeting camp III.  They left base camp yesterday and reached camp II at 7,000m.  In spite of the strong wind that has been whipping the Himalayas these days, they had the nice surprise to find all their material in perfect shape.  This next morning, around 3:00 AM (local time) they will leave for the summit of Kangchenjunga.  Everybody is OK and very motivated and they will use the next hours for eating, hydrate and rest.  The weather conditions are favorable so far, but there is still some wind. Next update: tomorrow 5/10 around 10:00 h. (Spain time)

5/10/2003  Breaking news (10:00, Spain time): The strong wind and the bad weather have made Carlos Pauner and the rest of his teammates to quit their attempt to summit Kangchenjunga.  At the planned time to exit their tent and leave to the summit, the wind was blowing with strength and they decided to delay the departure with the hope there would be some change.  After two hours the wind had not stopped blowing, and it started snowing, so they had made the decision to descend to base camp.  At this time they are all already resting at base camp.

Translated from Spanish by Jorge Rivera

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