SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2008
Team Back at Medical Camp
The team has made it back down to Medical Camp. They plan to stay there for a little longer and then hopefully move down to 11,000 tonight and stay there until morning. They found out that it was 50 below with the wind chill when they were at the summit. There were a lot of frostbite injuries yesterday due to the severe cold. Jerry has some frostbite on his right hand. He is currently in the medical tent being taken care of. A climber from India on the AAI team is going to lose a couple of fingers - they are completely black. Wes said he was wearing every piece of clothing that he brought with him when he made the summit. He did not have any skin exposed at all. He said his La Sportiva boots were a great investment - his feet were really warm. When they got back to 14,000 they saw that their igloo was still standing. Wes went around with a sled full of food and fuel and offered it to some of the other teams that are making their way up the mountain. The more they can get rid of the less they have to take with them on the climb down.
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