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Hello this is the Shishapangma Team calling from our advance base camp. This morning we woke up to a dusting of snow on the ground here at 18,400’ and it seems as though the storm left a few feet on the upper mountain.

Part of the team is finishing their first rotation through camp one up near 21,000’ and will be descending either tonight or tomorrow. It seems as though we will be sitting here at our advanced base camp for a few days resting and then hoping for clear weather to go up on our next rotation. Everyone is doing well and climbing strong. We will call back in a few days and check in then.

Bye!

RMI Shishapangma Team Checks in from Advanced Base Camp

Hi guys!!! keep on the way!! do not give up and good luck!

Posted by: jorge de andres on 9/25/2011 at 12:09 pm

Shishapangma: RMI Team Ready to Begin Rotations Above Camp 1

Hey guys, this is the Shishapangma team. We are just calling to check in. Everybody is well. We did feel the big earthquake the other day. Both our team up at Camp 1 and our team at BC are just fine.

We are going to send another team up in the direction of Camp 1 later this afternoon. We are going to start our rotations a little higher up. All is well here. We are waiting for a weather window and just hanging out.

So, we hope all is well back in Ashford. We’ll be giving you a shout when we have a little more to say. That is all from Tibet.

Shishapangma: RMI Guides Carry to Camp 1

The Shishapangma team left a voice mail message with the RMI office yesterday saying everything was going well. It was a little hard to decipher which is understandable coming from half way around the world via satellite. Here is what we were able to understand:

“Hey guys it is the Shishapangma crew. All doing well here at Basecamp after carries from/to Camp 1. Heading up to Camp 1 again in a few days. Wanted to let you know we are well. We will be heading up again soon.”

Shishapangma: RMI Guides Check in from 17,000’

Hello, this is the Shishapangma team calling from 17,000’ in the middle of the Tibetan Plateau on the way to Advanced Base Camp (ABC). We have spent three days at Chinese Base Camp at 16,000’. The team is doing really well. We actually went for a nice, leisurely one-hour run, which was a record for everybody, yesterday. And we are really excited and having a good time. We hope to call in the next few days after we have set up camp at Advanced Base Camp. That is all for now.
Hello everyone from Tibet.

RMI Guide Elias de Andres Martos checks in from 17,000' in Tibet.

Shishapangma: RMI Guides Arrive in Tibet

We are in Nyalam, our last stop before the Chinese Base Camp. The drive through Nepal to the border with Tibet went pretty well and the border crossing itself was smooth. We bypassed the town of Zangmu straight to Nyalam. This afternoon we will head for a hike to stretch the legs after the trip and start the acclimatization process. We have a scheduled departure for Chinese Base Camp for tomorrow around noon. The team is in really good spirits and looking forward to putting a foot on the mountain.

Shishapangma: Arrival in Kathmandu

We have arrived today the 5th in Kathmandu. The trip, rather long, went smooth. Tomorrow we are going to do some shopping for personal food and logistics and we plan on leaving for Tibet on Wednesday.

Bridget and Elias,
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Posted by: Bob Bandoni on 9/8/2011 at 6:36 am

You go, Jake. Memories of Mt. Athabasca just a few years ago. Good luck to all of you and be safe. Hal

Posted by: Hal on 9/6/2011 at 6:01 pm

RMI Guides Depart for Shishapangma!

On the morning of September 3rd Rainier Mountaineering, Inc. guides Jake Beren, Elias De Andres Martos, Geoff Schellens, Erik Frank, Leon Davis, and Bridget Schletty departed from Ashford, WA USA, en route to the Tibetan Himalaya. Their goal is the fourteenth highest mountain in the world, Shishapangma.

The team will attempt the mountain without the benefit of supplemental oxygen or Sherpa support. In addition Jake Beren has brought his skis! If conditions are right Jake hopes to make a ski descent.

Stay tuned for dispatches and photos as this intrepid group of climbers make their way to the top of the mountain and home again.

Good luck to you all. I’m anxious for reports and photos.

Posted by: Brian Yost on 9/8/2011 at 4:22 am

Have a great climb! Wishing you all the very best.

Posted by: Beth on 9/5/2011 at 4:00 am

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