Mt. Everest 2004: IMG Mount Everest Expedition 2004
South Side (Nepal) Dispatch Three

IMG Everest Nepal Dispatch #3

Thursday, April 1, 2004 - Dingboche

Jason Tanguay phoned in from Dingboche to report on the whole team's good health and spirits as they prepared to spend their last night in Dingboche. While they are looking ahead to the climb, they still haven't completely left thoughts of home and current events behind them. The group was eagerly looking for updated information as to which basketball teams made it to the Final Four.

They sent an inventory of yak loads currently en route to Base Camp. Their summary included 34 loads from Pangboche (in storage during the winter with sardar Ang Passang), 12 loads of kerosene purchased from Namche, 8 loads of fresh food from Namche market, 17 loads of propane cylinders for BC and ABC which were taken by truck to Jiri, then flown by helicopter to Shyangboche. The 2 charter flights from KTM to Shyangboche via MI-17 helicopter totaled 6300 kg. At 30kg for each load, the total came to 281, so quite the caravan heading uphill at this point. They will also plan on more fresh food to be sent up from Namche Market each week.

So far the primary misfortune was a broken hard contact lens which is now requiring a US-based opthamologist and team to learn about FedEx to Kathmandu, including the regular customs issues and delivery to a city that has a very different mail addressing system, street addresses aren't stated the way FedEx here is accustomed to seeing them.

We expect the team to arrive at Base Camp on or nearly on schedule on April 6th and we'll let you when we hear from them again!

Eric Simonson IMG Expeditions

Eric Simonson, veteran expedition leader, Everest Summiter, author and motivational speaker.   Dispatches

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