International Team safely at Base Camp

Hello Everyone,

 

This is Amy again, Chris's sister.  I just received a brief voicemail from my brother and he wanted to post a short note on the blog to assure everyone that the international team is safely back in base camp.  I expect he will post something more soon.

 

thanks for the good thoughts!

 

Best,

Amy

Another Update

Hello Everyone,

 

This is Amy, Chris's sister again - I suppose it will be me until they get back down from the Summit.   I had a voice mail this morning from Chris (I left something inside my house this morning before work and left my cell phone in the car and missed the call - Ah well) - I had a voicemail that I believe said they are staying one more day at Camp 2 because of the high winds up to camp 3.  I am not sure if you all remember, but camp 2 is a very uncomfortable place to hang out - they barely had enough room for 2 tents and the wind blows hard all the time.  They had to build a snow cliff so the tent could be somewhat flat on the side of the mountain.   So I am sure they are anxious to move ahead.  Meanwhile they look forward to the climb up to camp 3, which I understand involves climbing up a technical bit called the black pyramid. 

 

So stay tuned and hopefully Chris will be able to continue to communicate.  Again, he sounded really good and strong!  Keep the good thoughts coming to the team!  They are working well together!

 

Be well,

Best,

Amy

Back at Camp 2

Hello Everyone,

 

Chris's sister again sending a quick post.  I heard from Chris this morning and he sounded great.  He sounded strong and excited.  They are at camp 2 and hope to climb up to camp 3 tomorrow if the winds stay calmish.  (I think calm winds is probably a relative term up there) I am not sure how often he will call to update, so I would assume, no news is good news, but please continue to send them safe thoughts!  They are 10 hours ahead of Ann Arbor time (EST) - I don't know why I find that important, but it helps me know when they are climbing.

 

I hope this finds you all well and that the summer is treating you well!

Best,

Amy Klinke

Weather Window

We are looking at weather window starting the 29th of July. I will be going up the mountain to see what happens and see if we might be in a position to go for the summit. I will be out of touch and no blogs will be posted until at least August 5th. I will be leaving base camp on the 27th of July.

Keep in mind that other sites might be posting information. Please do not believe everything you read and wait until you hear from us to know what happens with us.

Climb Hard, Climb High, COME HOME!!!!!!