{"id":1974,"date":"2010-10-27T09:28:28","date_gmt":"2010-10-27T17:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=1974"},"modified":"2010-10-27T09:28:28","modified_gmt":"2010-10-27T17:28:28","slug":"lobuche-climbers-head-for-high-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2010\/10\/27\/ama-dablam\/lobuche-climbers-head-for-high-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Lobuche Climbers Head For High Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"

October 27, 2010<\/p>\n

IMG guide Mark Allen reports that the team members had a good training day yesterday at Lobuche Base Camp.\u00c2\u00a0 They reviewed the gear and techniques that they will need for the climb, including getting rigged up for using the fixed ropes.\u00c2\u00a0 Today they are moving up to the High Camp in preparation for the summit bid tomorrow.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0This camp is situated by a gorgeous alpine tarn just below the big glacier that comes down from the upper slopes of Lobuche Peak.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 As the members move up to the camp we have Danuru (Dawa) and Chewang Lendu, two of our top sherpas, heading up higher to fix the ropes and prepare the route above for the ascent.\u00c2\u00a0 Then, tomorrow morning, they will get a pre-dawn start and head on up the rocky slabs above the camp which will take them to the glacier.\u00c2\u00a0 We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll keep you posted!<\/p>\n

Eric Simonson