SummitClimb AMA DABLAM 2004: Dispatch Two

Ama Dablam copyright Dan Mazur

Dispatch Two: International Ama Dablam Expedition 2004.  Dispatch 2 - 29/Sept/04

Dear EverestNews.com readers, Day 2 of our expedition was a nice peaceful day due to a strike called by the Maoists. These strikes or "Bandhs", as they are called, are a welcome relief from the endless hustle of busy Kathmandu. There's no traffic, few people on the streets and a sense of calm in the air. On the other hand, they cause untold disruption to travelers and a loss of valuable commerce to Nepali business. Of course, the main tourist district of Thamel remains open, although entrance to the restaurants is made through the rear doors during this time.

Three more members arrived today. Eseline Te Hennepe, from Roterdam, Holland. Eseline has climbed with us on Manaslu in 2003 and Lakpa Ri in the Spring of 2004. She says she loves to wear clogs and has a tulip garden. Jason Thomas from Anchorage, Alaska, and Mel Jones from Bristol, England.

More people are arriving tomorrow and we look forward to the growth of our team!

Stay tuned and we hope you are well.

From Jay Reilly and all of us at Summitclimb.com

Summitclimb's LAST EXPEDITION SUCCESSFULLY AND SAFELY CLIMBED AMA DABLAM, PLACING 14 MEMBERS AND 5 SHERPAS ON THE SUMMIT.

This Autumn AMA DABLAM LEADERSHIP TEAM: Dan Mazur is the expedition leader. He has recently been running Glacier Schools, working at his building design job, along with doing a bit of additional climbing and training. Dan has climbed Ama Dablam 5 times, as well as leading and organizing more than 25 expeditions to the Himalaya, with safe and succesful ascents of such peaks as Everest, Pumori, Mustagata, Cho Oyu, K2, Lhotse, Kangchenjunga, Makalu, Gasherbrum 1, and many, many others. The other expedition leader Jay Reilly has recently been climbing peak Khan Tengri in Kazakhstan. Jay has climbed Ama Dablam three times. Recently, Jay has taken on a new roll at SummitClimb.com, that of training director for our new leaders-in-training programme. The expedition will also be accompanied by our leaders-in-training and assistant leaders.

AMA DABLAM, coming Soon!

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