between Diamir & Rupal

Tomek reached 7000m yesterday. He is just above Mazeno Pass... Windy

yesterday up there...

Up or down ? Rupal or Diamir ? Peace or Love ?

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T in C3

Looks like Tomek is in C3 from Feb 2nd !!! (message got today ... btw do

not have a phone here only DSL modem so first updates by Luk probably in

comments ).



Diamir side warned that he might be visable there in comming days...



Extreme weather in Lattabo today so hard even imagine what is up there

now...



WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSMISSION FOR TOMEK !!!

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last 2 weeks

19 ABC.
20 Early start, fresh snow, one avalanche cuted by Marek, Tomek lucky
off her way... hard work through deep snow to C1.
21 Tomek resting in C1, Marek reaching C2.
22 Marek fixing 100m rope around Wielicki spur, "dinner" together in C2.
23 Tomek leading final 100m around Wielicki spur, night back in C2.
24 Stuff up. Some flying lessons by Marek so digging C2A just before icy
part.
25 Icy 100m done. Research around and digging comfortable C2B cave for
kings (double bedroom).
26 Going up. Reaching upper ice fields after sunset so digging small
snow cave (only for heads ). Wind coming in the night.
27 "funny position" in the stormy weather so digging dipper and calling
it Camp 3.
28 good weather so going up... and finding remaining of polish C3 50m
from us (so didn't climbed to far this day, but crashing lots of ice
looking for treasures :) ).
29 going down to C2B (Tomek forgot something important :) )
30 wind and snow and snow and wind so watching TV all day
31 Sat phone out of batteries (due to fucking "invalid position" in C3 -
Thuraya shit... but love when works ) so Marek going down to C2 for
charger (small solar panel with us ). ... and up... cold, windy day.
1st of February. Marek is giving up (forced too much last day, knowing
his body - no chance for fighting up (calf cramps ). Tomek staying
in C2B waiting for weather - hoping for ... ? Marek climbing down,
taking C1 with him, reaching ABC.
2nd - Marek reaching Lattabo today... Tomek still waiting for weather in
C2B at 6100m.

Tomek left yesterday with 4 meals in C2B. Around 6 meals, sweets and gas
in C3... Sat phone with him so will be updating if any news...

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C3

  C3 SET UP BESIDE REMAININGS OF C3 FROM WINTER 2006/7 WAITING IN C2B. ALLELUJA

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sun is commong

Lattabo life. Small but huge enough winter population of 2 to 6 darker

homo sapiens + 2 brighter homo sapiens always hungry... eating eating.

Snow stopped falling today so we moving up today to abc... tommorow

carefully through fresh snow ... hoping for good weather ...

got hungry ... rice and eggs? hmmm ... why not :)

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unga bunga

memory still exist so it was like this... Monday abc... Tuesday
C1...Wednesday C1 feeling weak and waiting for weather...Thursday C1a
tent... Friday still C1a preparing for strong wind and snow (digging
snow cave )... Saturday strong wind and snow - making bigger snow cave
and destroying it finally :) so digging second snow cave... Sunday
climbing to the end of  Couloir, digging platform and setting Camp 2
(Tomek's birthday). Monday - climbing getting difficult - only 100 m
rope with us so descending afternoon... getting to Lattabo in the
dark... Tuesday is today ...

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camp 2

C2 set up at 5750m, need more ropes above so we back in Lattabo

yesterday evening. Cooking chicken (rosół) for breakfast ... rest ...

rest... rest

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...

Bad weather comming at the end of the week (forecast) so we going up

today try to do something ...

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rest

Resting at Lattabo BC...

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camp 1

New year eve spent at pre camp one at 4900m. Yesterday reached 5500m -

deposit left. Camp one set up at 5100. Weather was good last few days.

Back in Lattabo today cooking chicken and dreaming about free world

without central banks, corporations and fucking new word order. Peace!

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