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Hello, this is Eric Simonson calling from Advanced Base Camp on the 25th. I'm happy to report that all the climbers are back up to ABC now along with the sat phone; so by golly, we're ready to tell you all kind's of stories from the upper mountain over the next week or two.

We're going to take a rest tomorrow and hopefully move up to the North Col the next day, and then after that, move in to Camp V, which we hope to finally establish at 7800 meters. Our supplies are already up there, and now we just have to erect the tents and move in. From there, we're going to be pushing to establish high camp and also do some searching.

So, just touching base, letting you know that everything's going well with the team. We're looking forward to our Sherpas arriving up here at ABC tomorrow, and we should be ready to rip on our—what will hopefully be one of our final phases of the expedition.

The wind is still blowing. It's still very blustery up here. It's not too cold, but it's still going to be sporty up onto the North Ridge here over the next few days. We're hoping that the wind dies down. Thanks, goodbye.

—Eric Simonson, Expedition Leader

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