September 25, 2011
Caption: Satellite weather photo for September 25, 2011 (courtesy Gov of Nepal Meteorological Forecasting Division)
The pesky low pressure that was supposed to move east has stalled just south of the Himalayas, causing more wind and snowfall. I spoke on the sat phone to both the Cho Oyu and Shishapangma teams, and both groups have pulled back down to ABC — after moving up to Camp 1. The wind and snowfall has continued and the conditions have deteriorated so we are back in a holding pattern, to see if the weather improves. Unfortunately, it sounds like as the monsoon moisture finally moves away, the jet stream will not be far behind!
Eric Simonson