From Seven Summits Challenge

Guy normally writes all his own blogs but hopefully he won’t mind me letting you all know that he summited successfully yesterday and is currently resting in Camp 4.  He will descend down to Camp 2 tomorrow.

A personal blog from Guy and some pictures to follow, upon his safe return to Base Camp.

It’s an amazing achievement and we are all very proud of him at Campbells!

Regards

Nicole

Marketing Manager

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From Jagged Globe

22:16 19th May (GMT) – 2nd summit push underway

Between 0530 and 0830 this morning 7 climbers, leaders David Hamilton, Matt Parkes and Pasang, plus 8 of our incredibly strong Sherpas summited Everest. They had arrived at the South Col at around noon the previous day, then rested prior to a c2000 departure on 18 May. 3 Jagged Globe climbers; Nacer from Morocco (hoping to become the first Moroccan to summit Everest), Guy and Guy chose to remain on the South Col for a further 24 hours to give them more time to rest. They had already made the tough climb from Base Camp to Camp 2, Camp 2 to Camp 3 and Camp 3 to Camp 4 on the South Col over the previous 3 days. So, over the past 33 hours or so, they have been sleeping, eating, breathing in bottled oxygen and getting psyched up for the hardest days of their lives.

Right now (22.12 BST) all three climbers, plus their climbing Sherpas, are on one of the toughest sections of the climb, between the Balcony and the South Summit. It’s dark. It’s cold (gustier than last night) and all they are focussing on is the next step in front of them, illuminated by their head torches. They left the South Col at c2030hrs and have a long way to go.

As the rest of the team are camping at the South Col having summited this morning, the climbers tonight will be communicating with some of the Sherpas on the South Col (who can see them for much of the route), rather than radioing down to base camp. If and when we hear news of their climb, we’ll post updates via Twitter @jaggedglobe hashtag #everest

01:49 20th May (GMT) – 100% Success – 24/24

Nacer Ibnabdeljalil, Guy Munnoch and Guy Manning summited this morning with Sherpas, Dawa Gelji, Tashi and Karma. We believe this is the first Moroccan summit of Everest. All 24 members of the Jagged Globe climbing team have summited over 19/20 May, a fantastic achievement. Thank you to our Base Camp Manager and Chef, Gavin Melgaard, for keeping us updated through the night. Thank you also to our Sirdar, Pemma, and to all our Sherpas, without whom this would not be possible. For now, we wish the team a safe descent.

11:27 20th May (GMT) – Update from Matt Parkes in Camp 2

Matt Parkes just phoned Jagged Globe HQ in Sheffield to tell us that all summiteers from 19 May are safely in Camp 2. Guy, Guy and Nacer, plus Sherpas from last night are in Camp 4 on the South Col and will descend to Camp 2 tomorrow.

Matt said that it had been very warm on Sunday morning when they summited – he had worn just his liner gloves.

13:49 20th May (GMT) – Update from Gavin in BC

The team made up of Nacer and the two Guys that summited last night are safely back at Camp 4. They are enjoying a well-earned rest after returning to the South Col at lunch time today. After such a tremendous effort they are recuperating before leaving for Camp 2 in the morning and then on to Base Camp the following day.

The other seven members led by David and Matt are now at Camp 2 after a big day of descending down from Camp 4. The route was crowded with teams moving both up and down the fixed lines. They will then leave at around 5am tomorrow morning (Tuesday 21 May) and should be back in Base Camp by 9am.

The Sherpa team will clear Camp 4 tomorrow and will carry down over a hundred empty oxygen bottles, seven tents, stoves, rubbish, along with their own personal equipment.

Gavin Melgaard

For more on this story go to:

http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=42