February 15th Dispatch
Climbers: Michael Watson, Glenn and David Booth, Eric Safieh, Eric and Loic Vincent, Susan Mullins, Dean Doyle, James Murray, Tom Fry
Lead Guide: Jeremy Devine
Hello, this is Jeremy calling with another update. Everything is going great! I'll put Mike on to give today's report:
(Mike) Things are going really well. This morning we woke up and ate breakfast at 7:30, then got going at 8:30 with our glacier skills day. The training including instruction for new climbers and review for more experienced climbers on crampons, self arrest, front pointing and other technical climbing skills. We headed back down to the hut at 1pm and we're now trying to get some rest before tomorrow's early start for our Cayambe summit attempt (18,996 ft / 5790 m). We're planning for a midnight start at the latest.
Some folks had a rough evening of sleep last night because they were so giddy and excited to be up at altitude. A few people were feeling a bit under the weather yesterday, but it looks like everyone will be attempting the summit tomorrow. It will be good to have the whole team together!
That's it for now. Here's Jeremy:
(Jeremy) The weather looks promising for tomorrow. It's not stormy, but we have some low clouds. Fortunately it's not windy or wet, which is a great sign!
We'll update you after tomorrow's climb. Ciao!
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