Still in Basecamp

We were supposed to head up to Camp Canada at 5000m today to set up camp, but due to slow acclimatization for some of the members, we decided to stay one more day in basecamp. We went to Canada yesterday to deposit our high altitude gear, then we headed back down. Jarle was struck by severe head aches and vomiting on the way up there. He has decided to abort his climb and stay in basecamp.

Avi and Knut-Roald are lagging a bit behind on their O2 saturation, so the group decided to stay one more day down here to give them a chance to acclimcatize better. Hopefully everyone will be able to set up camp at Canada tomorrow. The weather is beautiful in basecamp today, and everyone should benefit from an extra acclimatization day.

Tove has been set up with a porter guide, but due to her slow pace, a summit attempt seems to be out of the question. She might hike to Camp Berlin if time, strenght and weather permits.

The rest of the group is feeling strong and is well acclimatized. The weather forecast is still good as well, so team morale is high.

Thanks to everyone that sent us greetings on SMS!

Blogs will be short at best once we leave basecamp. We have limited charging possibilities for our satphones up there, and the battery must be charged in case of emergencies.