Dispatches - March 2009

Wallow-Me-Elmo

arlenebowie@gmail.com — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:00:00 +0100

Wallow-me-Elmo

It's been a week since I departed Pakistan, and I'm now feeling rested and revitalized, assimilating back into western culture and snacking on the odd french fry or two...ok, maybe more than two. I'll be in Europe for the next week, arriving back in the States near the end of March.

On February 25th, it was made public on the HiMountain website that our expedition was over. We had tried for 70 days to surpass our high point of Camp 3 at 7000 meters, [...]

Trekking Out!

info@calpinist.com — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:00:00 +0100

The team has begun their evacuation of base camp. Don and five of the team members have started their trek out. They have a long and difficult journey ahead. Shortly after they left base camp, Don injured his knee which has impeded his progress. In addition to this, he is carrying 60-70 lb packs and often trekking through waist high snow. We ask you to pray for safety for all of them during this difficult journey. Don will update us when he arrives at his final destinatio [...]

"Summit attack halted"

info@calpinist.com — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:00:00 +0100

“Retreat: The Summit attack halted by the weather” reported Artur Hajzer on his website:

Artur continues to say that, “According to forecast from Meteo Institute till March 21 2009, which is end of the winter, there won't be the weather allowing attacking Broad Peak Summit. There will be heavy wind blowing up to 100 km per hour on summit level. Not having much of a choice, in the situation, HiMountain Expedition decided to terminate the siege and [...]