The first weather window this spring season is here and currently there are 70 to 80 climbers reported to be at camp 4 (c8000m) on the South Col of Everest. No teams on the North side of the mountain are yet in position to try for the summit. Queues are a reality on Everest, getting to the top is about leaving the South Col early and going at a pace which keeps you in front of the pack. A number of Brits are on the mountain, including Kenton Cool, who is leading Jagged Globe's 8th Everest expedition.
Just read some of the reports, I'm amazed to see there's 70-80 people on the south col at the moment waiting for a summit push. This sounds bizarre, is there usually that many up there awaiting a weather window like this? Arrogant guides on the Bosses ridge is one thing, but a queue up there could turn out bad. Hopefully everyone will get down OK tomorrow. Steve.
I think with so many climbers on the North Side as well, they are going to put a second ladder on the 2nd Step. Hopefully by 2006 they will have an escalator installed, especially if this bl*ody leg of mine never heals.
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