{"id":10116,"date":"2012-05-17T13:13:49","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T19:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/?p=10116"},"modified":"2016-05-27T17:16:35","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T23:16:35","slug":"everest-2012-summit-wave1underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/17\/everest-2012-summit-wave1underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Everest 2012: Summit Wave 1 Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Everest<\/a>
Everest from Pumori in 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As expected some teams and climbers have jumped the rope team and are on their way to the summit.<\/p>\n

1st Summit Push, view<\/a> No ropes<\/h4>\n

First the Chilean team left about 11 Pm on Thursday May 17 hoping to reach the summit in the early morning hours of May 18th.<\/p>\n

The entire team of 11 climbers and 10 sherpas, <\/a> are in good condition at Camp 4, after reaching the place, located at 7950 meters, between 14:00 and 17:30 hrs. local. After about 9 hours of hard work, the group is hydrating and resting to depart at 23:00 hrs. local to the goal of the expedition: the summit of Mount Everest. To follow as they are favorable weather conditions, the team of climbers should arrive tomorrow, Friday 18 to the top of the roof called world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

1st Summit Push, No Oxygen!<\/h4>\n

Also currently en-route is Ueli Steck, but this is not 100% confirmed. If he is climbing per his update on his site, he is climbing without using supplemental oxygen.<\/p>\n

The Weather locks great. I will leave Basecamp tomorrow morning, after a nice Breakfest in the sun to Camp 2. 17. May i plan to leave also late and go straight to Camp 4 were i will have a couple hours rest before set of for a Summitpush around midnight. Hope this time i will not get to cold and reach Summit May 18. morning.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Staggered Departures<\/h4>\n

Tim Ripple<\/a>, Peak Freaks,also known for solid information just posted on his blog:<\/p>\n

Tomorrow the mission will be complete with ropes fixed to the summit. Marty suggests there are probably 80 or more people at Camp 3 tonight. The plan is for half of them to head up on the 18th and the other half on the 19th which we’ve taken as our main window but also allowing the 20th as a back up for those opting to layover at the South Col for the night. All the teams in this push have agreed to stagger their departure times from the South Col to the summit which should help with movement up there.The weather is awesome right now, low to no wind and the part being the temperatures remain cool making traveling quite pleasant, unlike the past couple of years where it was unbearable for some. It’s shaping up good up there and the next beauty window like this one will open up again on the 24th if not sooner which would merge the two windows offering a fantastic season of opportunities for everyone.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It appears the weather window is a bit longer than some teams thought a few days ago thus allowing for a more leisurely climb to the summit. This will help avoid some of the concern about bottlenecks.<\/p>\n

Climb On!
\nAlan
\nMemories are Everything<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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