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So I'll leave early in the morning, and Dave may not be back at base camp for a while a couple of days taking the rest he needs in Pheriche. The base camp will be in the very capable hands of the Sherpa staff, specifically under the sirdar Pasang and the head cook, Chungba, but it may mean a couple days gap in direct communication to the Mountain Zone. We'll certainly continue to endeavor to get up this peak; get a route established; get ourselves fit. We'll continue to make GPS observations and record data at the lower camps, and we'll have stories to tell when we come back down, or when Dave shows up in a couple of days.
Wally Berg, Expedition Leader
[editor's note: stay tuned for daily features to continue with multimedia, photos, and detailed descriptions of the camps and route.]
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