The Madison Mountaineering Peak Lenin expedition team will be on the move again soon! After a few nights in Advanced Base Camp, they plan to climb on to Camp 2 tomorrow. In a few days time, they’ll return back to Camp 1 after wrapping up their acclimatization rotation. The team is all in good spirits and doing great! Expedition leader, Terray Sylvester checks in with this dispatch from Advanced Base Camp on Peak Lenin:
Hello! This is Terray calling in for the Madison Mountaineering Peak Lenin (7134m/23,406ft) expedition. Today is July 8.
Today we went for a walk part way up the route toward Camp 1 (4400m/14,435ft) in the morning, and then returned to Camp 1, our Advanced Base Camp, and spent the rest of the day getting ready for our acclimatization rotation on the mountain.
Tomorrow we’re planning to move to Camp 2 (5300m/17,388ft), where if all goes according to plan, we’ll spend two nights. Then bump up to Camp 3 (6100m/20,013ft) for one night, summit Razdelnaya Peak (6148m/20,170ft), and then return down to Camp 1, Advanced Base Camp, to rest for our summit push.
It’s been a beautiful day! Now, a little bit of snow this evening, but mostly clear skies for most of the day. And we’re looking forward to an alpine start tonight! We’ll be in touch.
Hiking just above Advance Base Camp. (Photo by Terray Sylvester)
Hiking just above Advance Base Camp. (Photo by Terray Sylvester)
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