For those of you waiting for further information.... as you can probably guess, the boys do not have much access to internet/mobile signal now. Adrian and PaulD have managed to call/email/skype myself and Rosemary most days - the power of technology! The last contact being a broken and brief mobile call on Monday morning, when Adrian noticed a short burst of service. They are well, however very cold, and PaulD has recovered from his mild altitude sickness.
His recent email updated their movements and plans...from Pheriche, they had a short walk to Dingboche, where Adrian did some more reading, washed a t-shirt, took more photos and downloaded them, and also the GPS. He said the weather had cleared up but it was still very cold, quite the opposite to the 30+degree temperatures we are "enjoying" in Perth at the moment!
Then on Monday, they hiked to Chhukhung (4,730m). The plan was to have a rest day there on Tuesday, and practice "rope stuff". Then, they would be hiking to Island Peak Base Camp (4,970m) on Wednesday, and weather permitting, they would make a summit attempt starting very early Thursday morning(6,189m).
He suggested we keep an eye on the Spot, as there was unlikely to be any internet or phone service for a little while.
Cheers, Heather :-)
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