October 4, 2013
The team is safely back to ABC enjoying the comforts of base camp after a safe and successful summit rotation. Here are some photos. We snuck in the summit just in time: it has been dumping snow since we returned, winds have increased, a lenticular cloud has blanketed the mountain, and some teams heading for the summit have turned back due to lots of snow. Today and tomorrow are rest/packing days then on the 5th the team heads to Nyalam for a night, then on to Kathmandu on the 6th. The Sherpa finished clearing the mountain today and are packing up ABC.
Mike Hamill
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- Team climbing just below C2
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- IMG Sherpa team (plus Hamill) after their last trip to C1 to clear the mountain of gear
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- Mingma Tenzing, Nima Karma, Agnaldo, Mark, and Jerry on the summit at sunrise
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- The successful climbers on their way back to ABC being after being met on the moraine by the welcoming committee (with Cokes and Sprites)
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- Tibetan Porters weighing the last of the gear to be removed from the mountain
