Note updates from Sean's brother Seth:

Day 40, Saturday, April 27th: From yesterday's weather reports, it was supposed to be the same type of weather today. Most of the people at Camp 2 woke up to clear skies, so they hauled down the mountain to avoid the weather that was supposed to be coming in. Sean and his Sherpas decided to stay... the weather stayed great all day, so they went up to Camp 3 with relatively no problems. Besides basically being alone on the mountain, they stayed at Camp 3 all night. I spoke with Sean when he arrived, and then again a few hours after. The difference in his voice and mannerisms was amazing. He sounded beaten and tired upon arrival, but a few hours later he sounded like he was sitting next to me at Base Camp. Keep in mind also that Camp 3 is literally carved out of the mountain. It is halfway up very steep terrain. I ran from the Swedish/French camp to the Brown University camp from helping with the internet to talking with Sean, back and forth all day. I also got a hold of a battery charger that you plug into a power outlet, and it charges a battery. I tried this at the Swedish/French camp and after about 1/2 hour it started to smoke, so another option down the drain! Sean told me that he is going from Camp 3 to Base Camp tomorrow if the weather is nice, another very long day!

Day 41, Sunday, April 28th: Sean did indeed come down from Camp 3 today. He came wandering into camp around 3:30 in the afternoon, about when the clouds started to roll in. They woke up early and waited for the weather to clear a bit before they headed down. Sean is now on of the first people to spend the night at Camp 3 and is ahead of the acclimatization process. He is now ready for the summit push, There is nothing left to do but wait, and maybe go down in altitude in order to rest up for the summit push. He looked a bit haggard and worn when he wandered into Base Camp, because Camp 3 to Base Camp is an extremely long day!!

Day 42, Monday, April 29th: Today was a pretty boring rest day. The weather was horrible all day, snow in the morning through the evening. I took the solar control box over for the electrical engineer to look at, and finished my 918 page book, but other than that, Sean and I sat around and did absolutely nothing!

Day 43, Tuesday, April 30th: Today was a full day!! We awoke with 60 mph winds ripping our mess tent apart and strewing its contents all over Base Camp! I decided that I needed to get out of Base Camp. I decided to head to Gorak Shep. Sean decided to go as well, so we called Brown to see if anyone else would like to go. They said no, but they would see us off. When they arrived they informed us of some bad news... the first death on Everest this year. I'm not sure if I wrote about him, but we met in Chhkung with Randy, the American. Peter, was British, and went to Camp 3 in the storm yesterday, they could not find their stocked tent, so they had to bivy in someone else's tent with no food or water all night. In the morning, they tried to brave the wind, which was stronger up there, and from the exhaustion and dehydration, he mis-clipped into the fixed rope and tumbled down the Lhotse face. His backpack was recovered, but his body will forever be in the mountains.

As soon as we are passed this information, we head to his camp to pay our respects and see how his team is doing. On the way we meet a few scientists that, unfortunately enough, were looking for Peter... he was going to set up a weather station for them on the South Col. They joined us on the was to his camp. We met up with his team, gave some hugs and said what we could. After a few hours, I decided to continue on to Gorak Shep. (I needed a real roof over my head!!) I tripped and nailed my knee on a rock gashing it open pretty badly! The electrical engineer at Peter's camp apparently likes to fix EVERYTHING, including people. He went to town on me with the whole nine yards. I have never seen so much antibiotic and wrap in my life! One would think that my leg was falling off! He had a big smile on his face the whole time, so I let him do what he wanted, can't hurt! When he was finally finished, I thanked him the best I could and headed down. About 3/4 of the way down, it all fell off, so I tied it on and continued. When I got to Gorak Shep I met a nice woman that had some Handi-Wipes she graciously donated to my cause. I continued to douse the wound with Neosporin and put in stitches that I so desperately needed. During this ordeal I had a rather large cringing fan club of Sherpas. More Neosporin, a big band-aid, and medical tape (as well as the stitches) and I was up and around again. About 1/2 hour later a group climbing Pumori came in, and it turns out that there was a doctor in the group itching to stitch something. He made me unwrap everything so he could look at it. He said it was a very good job and that he was sorry that he arrived late and could not do the stitches himself. He told me to keep it clean and that he was impressed with the job. SO basically long day over and I am fine, but unfortunately, others are not. We all count our blessings and try to sleep. Tomorrow I will meet up with Sean and Randy and head to Deboche. Sean basically sat around Base Camp and rested up all day!

Day 44, Wednesday, May 1: Woke up in the dining room in a lodge in Gorak Shep in order to save money. Radioed Sean after a few hours and found out that they were on the way. Met up with them and started toward Lobuche. My knee was pretty sore today, so I stopped and decided to stay in Lobuche while they went on to Debuche. I met the person behind the Brown University Grant for the research they are conducting as well. I spent the rest of the day and evening speaking with them.

Day 45-47, Thurs-Sat., May 2-4: I sat at the Lodge in Lobuche and let my knee heal for a few days, while Sean and Randy went to Debuche for a few days. I sat in a corner and read 2 books the three days I was there. Nothing exciting happened, and I rested very well. Sean came up to meet me on Saturday, and said he felt like an OX. The thick air had been kind to him. He says he is ready to go to the summit!!

Day 48, Sunday, May 5th: Sean took off from Lobuche early in the morning, and I left a bit later. On my way back to Base Camp, I saw my firs case of HACE. This poor guy was being carried by 2 porters, and was the drunkest I have ever seen anyone in my life. HACE is High Altitude Cerebral Edema, basically it is the extreme swelling of the brain until you act drunk and have no idea what is going on. He was in very bad shape. I got back to Base Camp and the Swiss doctor asked me about him, and I advised that they try to send someone else to relieve the poor porters carrying him. They need to take him down to at least Pheriche, which is going to be an all night event. If this guy makes it he will be extremely lucky!! He owes his life to those porters, as well as some money. Sean and I both got back with relatively no problems, and my knee is healing amazingly well! The only thing left on the agenda is to wait for the weather to clear up and push the jetstream north. After that happens, then he is ready for his summit attempt!!

Day 49, Monday, May 6th: Sean is still resting and waiting for the weather. He took the time to type up a dispatch about what he has been doing, and I took the time to go to the Swiss/French team and type up some updates. I apologize for the lag, but as it says, we have not been in Base Camp. The weather is still very bad, snow and clouds early in the afternoon. The prediction is at least 2-3 days until the weather starts to clear up.

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