Firat Eren

From a series of dispatches from the Alpine Ascents 2007 Everest Expedition team.

Hello Friend, Family, and Loved Ones. This is Alpine Ascents reporting in from the edge of ”the death zone” – Camp 4 at 7,960 meters/26,100 feet. The weather up here is phenomenal. It was almost dead calm all night long. The whole team slept well. We had stars, moon, and we could also see some lightening flashes from storms down in India. Everyone slept well on the oxygen flow and woke up this morning to the sherpas bringing us dudh chia (milk tea). So everybody is very good, the weather is good, the altitude is great, we have a rest day, and we’re set and in position to go for the summit. We’re keeping all our fingers and toes crossed for good weather tonight. Please give us your best wishes as we prep for our big push to the top of the world.

Vern Tejas at Camp 4

P.S. From Base Camp: We are expecting the team to be leaving the South Col tonight around 10:00 Nepal time on their way to the summit. We will be bringing you regular reports every few hours as they head for the top. In the evenings the satellite connection sometimes gets jammed up with heavy use from India. If that happens Kristine Kitayama in the Alpine Ascents office has volunteered to take our phone calls and forward the news to you all. One way or the other we’ll keep you posted about how the team is doing.