August 7, 2009
Phil called in the night of Aug. 6 and relayed a message written by Kristen and John:
Yesterday [actually Aug. 5] we toured around St. Petersburg and had the privilege of touring the Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Isaac’s Cathedral and the Hermitage Museum. The favorite by far was St. Issac’s [pictured below]. We rounded out the day with an evening canal tour and a late dinner at a nice German restaurant. A wonderful way to end our day!
The following morning [Aug. 6th] we flew from St. Petersburg to Mineralnye Vody and then drove to our hotel in the town of Terskol. Several cows were encountered and dodged along the way!
Kristin & John
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August 7, 2009
Phil called in this morning…
All is well. The team went for an acclimatization hike yesterday and will do some training today with plans of climbing tomorrow. Weather is good and the team is doing well… Next update will be after the climb.
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Tye Chapman
Operations Manager