Ed Viesturs, America's Top Mountaineer, Returns To Everest

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Kraig : Whati's the latest word on Ed Viesturs & his team on their summit-push
toward the summit of of Mt. Everest?-Are they underway,with a good weather-window -yet?-I haven't seen anything on the internet today about their current status.-I am pulling for them to top-out on the suimmit soon, and then get down
safely forthwith & no problems!-Good luck, guys!-Tell me the latest word, OK?
Thanks!-Chuck

5-13-2009 @ 1:01PM

Kraig said...

Hey Chuck,

The team started up last week but were forced to retreat thanks to poor weather over the weekend. High winds and extreme cold have hit the area, so everyone is in base camp waiting and watching at the moment.

The weather forecast says that the next opportunity for a weather window is this weekend, so if things go well, they'll start up then with an eye on topping out early next week.

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