Ny dispatch pà Don Bowies web:
Phone Dispatch by Don Bowie
Our team is in good health and in good spirits, except for David who has been suffering from some sinus issues, but is now beginning to feel better.
Despite the bad weather in the Karakoram, we have continued to work hard for the past five days. Getting closer to our goal: Gasherbrum III and/or IV is our objective. First of all, we're in the process of establishing our next camp at 6000 meters in the vicinity of G2 (G2 Camp 1). We are feeling strong and have most of our gear there and will probably require just one more carry. Future activities will be launched out of this camp.
Secondly, we managed to venture beyond G2 Camp 1 to approximately 6300 meters, making our way up towards the col between G3 & G4 into the icefall at the end of the glacier to the foot of G4. So far we have made it about ¼ of the way up. We stopped at 6300 meters to study the icefall in an attempt to determine the best way to make it into the cwm. This will be our next step before actually trying to climb.
To give you a better picture: There is this huge valley in between G3 & G4. Out of this valley is a vast and very complicated icefall that guards the cwm between G3 & G4. Trying to find our way through this icefall will enable us to get ourselves into the cwm so that we can assess which are the best routes according to the conditions and then position ourselves to began climbing the peaks of G3 and/or G4.
We are in base camp now and after a few days rest we will press on.
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