Everest 2012
May 05
#9: everest 2012
Published at 13:11
Becky has just phoned home! All is going very well on her second attempt to climb Everest. She and her climbing buddy, Matt, have now returned to Base Camp for a well earned rest after an arduous climb up to Camp 3. They left BC last Tuesday 1 May and had spent 3 nights on the mountain in very cold and windy conditions. When I tried to tell her about our very cold snap(seems even colder to me having just returned from 2 weeks diving in the Red Sea in temps. +30C!) she wasn't very sympathetic! As always, she sounded very bubbly and in really good spirits, thoroughly enjoying her experience, amongst such a fantastic group of people in such a spectacular location. They have now successfully completed their acclimatization (no headaches this time). There is actually a weather window now which would enable a summit bid but they have to wait for the ropes to be fixed, by which time, the weather is expected to close. So, a frustrating wait of maybe a couple more weeks before a summit bid may be possible. She and Matt will probably go back down the valley tomorrow to rest and recouperate for a few days in one of the mountain villages. Plenty of time for revision then for her uni. exams in June! She is recovering from a cough and things heal quicker at lower altitudes. I have just spent half an hour chatting to Matt's Mum on the phone-very reassuring to speak to someone who really understands what it's like to have such determined and adventurous offspring!! Happy Birthday Matt for Monday! Apparently, they even make birthday cakes at Base Camp! Thank you so much for all the interest and support in Becky's Everest Expedition. Please keep sending her messages (love the Everest cupcakes on her Facebook page) and donations to her charity Women for Women.
Becky Bellworthy
DHL Everest Expedition 2011
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Becky Bellworthy
DHL Everest Expedition 2011
www.beckybellworthy.com
www.twitter.com/beckybellworthy
www.justgiving.com/beckybellworthy
becky@beckybellworthy.com
Mobile: +447999 158058
Landline: +441794 516941
- Name: Everest Base Camp
- Elevation: 5350 m
- Latitude: 27° 59’ 58” North
- Longitude: 86° 51’ 5” East
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