Tim Emmett breaks thru
From Everest Base Camp, expedition leader Garrett Madison provides an update on today’s exciting progress!
Hi! This is Garrett calling in for the Madison Mountaineering / Mountain Hardwear Autumn Everest Expedition. Today is September 18th and we had a great day. Myself and Tim Emmett went up into the Khumbu Icefall with our whole team of Nepal sheraps and we climbed up to about the half-way point where this ‘impasse section’ has been that no one’s passed for about 10 days. Tim got outfront along with Dorje Geljin and another one of our sherpas and was able to push through the route and get across this ice ridge and find a good way to get to the other side safely. So, we’re really excited about that! Great effort by Tim.
The whole team is going to take a rest day tomorrow. It was pretty snowy today and tomorrow is supposed to be pretty snowy as well but then it should be clearing up and drying out the following day. In a couple of days from now we’ll make another effort and hopefully the sherpa team will be able to make more progress fixing lines up through the icefall, hopefully to Camp 1 (6050m/19,850ft.).
The team of climbers here in base camp are doing great. Just taking it easy, sorting gear, and getting ready for another fun day here tomorrow in Everest Base Camp.
With Tim Emmett (Red jacket) who went out onto the sharp end today to fix rope over the ice fin
In the icefall near the halfway point
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[…] In Base Camp, there was an altercation between the Icefall Doctors and one of many Polish groups, who have been upset that the employees weren’t fixing traces by means of the Icefall rapidly sufficient. Instead, Bookman says the Poles informed him, they have been, “hanging around camp, smoking cigarettes, and gambling.” Madison helped diffuse the strain and get the employees, employed by Madison, again on observe. Partly at concern was a crux part of the Icefall that the Sherpa, uncharacteristically, had been unable to cross. On September 18, Emmett helped the Sherpa push by means of the difficulties. […]
[…] In Base Camp, there was an altercation between the Icefall Doctors and one of many Polish groups, who have been upset that the employees weren’t fixing traces by way of the Icefall rapidly sufficient. Instead, Bookman says the Poles instructed him, they have been, “hanging around camp, smoking cigarettes, and gambling.” Madison helped diffuse the strain and get the employees, employed by Madison, again on monitor. Partly at subject was a crux part of the Icefall that the Sherpa, uncharacteristically, had been unable to move. On September 18, Emmett helped the Sherpa push by way of the difficulties. […]
[…] In Deplorable Camp, there used to be an altercation between the Icefall Doctors and one of many Polish teams, who had been upset that the workers weren’t fixing lines by intention of the Icefall fleet ample. Instead, Bookman says the Poles told him, they had been, “inserting spherical camp, smoking cigarettes, and playing.” Madison helped diffuse the stress and assemble the workers, employed by Madison, abet heading within the suitable course. Partly at misfortune used to be a crux piece of the Icefall that the Sherpa, uncharacteristically, had been unable to pass. On September 18, Emmett helped the Sherpa push by intention of the difficulties. […]
[…] In Base Camp, there was an altercation between the Icefall Docs and one of many Polish groups, who had been upset that the employees weren’t fixing traces by the Icefall shortly sufficient. As a substitute, Bookman says the Poles advised him, they had been, “hanging round camp, smoking cigarettes, and playing.” Madison helped diffuse the strain and get the employees, employed by Madison, again on observe. Partly at difficulty was a crux part of the Icefall that the Sherpa, uncharacteristically, had been unable to move. On September 18, Emmett helped the Sherpa push by the difficulties. […]
[…] In Base Camp, there was an altercation between the Icefall Doctors and one of the Polish teams, who were upset that the workers weren’t fixing lines through the Icefall quickly enough. Instead, Bookman says the Poles told him, they were, “hanging around camp, smoking cigarettes, and gambling.” Madison helped diffuse the tension and get the workers, employed by Madison, back on track. Partly at issue was a crux section of the Icefall that the Sherpa, uncharacteristically, had been unable to pass. On September 18, Emmett helped the Sherpa push through the difficulties. […]
[…] In Base Camp, there was an altercation between the Icefall Doctors and one of the Polish teams, who were upset that the workers weren’t fixing lines through the Icefall quickly enough. Instead, Bookman says the Poles told him, they were, “hanging around camp, smoking cigarettes, and gambling.” Madison helped diffuse the tension and get the workers, employed by Madison, back on track. Partly at issue was a crux section of the Icefall that the Sherpa, uncharacteristically, had been unable to pass. On September 18, Emmett helped the Sherpa push through the difficulties. […]
[…] In Base Camp, there was an altercation between the Icefall Doctors and one of the Polish teams, who were upset that the workers weren’t fixing lines through the Icefall quickly enough. Instead, Bookman says the Poles told him, they were, “hanging around camp, smoking cigarettes, and gambling.” Madison helped diffuse the tension and get the workers, employed by Madison, back on track. Partly at issue was a crux section of the Icefall that the Sherpa, uncharacteristically, had been unable to pass. On September 18, Emmett helped the Sherpa push through the difficulties. […]
[…] In Base Camp, there was an altercation between the Icefall Doctors and one of the Polish teams, who were upset that the workers weren’t fixing lines through the Icefall quickly enough. Instead, Bookman says the Poles told him, they were, “hanging around camp, smoking cigarettes, and gambling.” Madison helped diffuse the tension and get the workers, employed by Madison, back on track. Partly at issue was a crux section of the Icefall that the Sherpa, uncharacteristically, had been unable to pass. On September 18, Emmett helped the Sherpa push through the difficulties. […]
[…] In Base Camp, there was an altercation between the Icefall Doctors and one of the Polish teams, who were upset that the workers weren’t fixing lines through the Icefall quickly enough. Instead, Bookman says the Poles told him, they were, “hanging around camp, smoking cigarettes, and gambling.” Madison helped diffuse the tension and get the workers, employed by Madison, back on track. Partly at issue was a crux section of the Icefall that the Sherpa, uncharacteristically, had been unable to pass. On September 18, Emmett helped the Sherpa push through the difficulties. […]
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