21 May Summit Climb Dispatch: Up to Camp 3, for real this time!
(Note from Amy: While Peter is no longer on the mountain--see this post if you missed that update--I'll continue to post updates as we cheer for Eric and the rest of the team on their summit attempt.)
Return to Camp 3! Good weather today in C2 so LETS GO. We climbed in warm windless sunshine to C3 in 6 hours - good for us (well some of us are using oxygen). Now we are relaxing in the tent in C3 watching the most amazing incredible sunset over Mts Pumori and Cho Oyu while eating noodle soup. We will put our heads down shortly, some of us sleeping on O2. We plan to wake up at 1am eat breakfast, pack up, and begin the epic climb to C4, some of us using O2, across the Yellow Band, over the Geneva Spur, and dropping down onto the South Col. The weather forecast is calling for 45kph winds but no snow, so take your pick. We are still targetting 23 May for a low wind, no snow, summit day. Fingers crossed and all manner of thoughts and prayers that the mountain is going to let this happen and kindly please let us summit!
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