Climbers Safely at Camp Three – 8300 meters (27,000 feet) – SUMMIT ATTEMPT TONIGHT!!!
May 17th, 2006    
8300m

Hi Everyone,

Our Peace Climbers are now safely at camp three. All climbers arrived by 5pm Nepal time. Right now everyone is boiling water to put in their Nalgene bottles so they can drink on the way up to the summit and on the way down to camp two (staying hydrated is critical). Each climber should have two – 1 liter bottles in which they will put inside their down suit so they do not freeze. Our Peace Climbers are also in the process of making themselves a light meal (although probably no one has an appetite) and hopefully getting three or four hours of sleep before they leave for the summit.

The summit push should begin by 11pm – with everyone on their way by midnight.

If all goes well and the weather is good and the winds are light – our team could start summiting Mt. Everest by 8am Nepal time on May 18th. After they summit, the climbers will return to camp 2 - spending the night there and then the following day return back to ABC, where I will give them a heroes welcome!

I will be sleeping in our communications tent tonight standing by the radio all night – following our Peace Climbers progress and providing any moral support via the radio if needed.

Please send our Peace Climbers your good thoughts and prayers as they attempt to summit the tallest mountain in the world.

I will update the website as soon as I hear news from them.

Climbers who are on the summit attempt:

Dudu Yifrah
Micha Yaniv
Jamie McGuinness
Tonya Riggs
Brad Clement
Selebelo Selamolela
Namgyal Sherpa
Da Yula Sherpa
Dawa Gelje Sherpa
Lakpa Sherpa
Sange Sherpa

In peace,

Lance Trumbull