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Mencin
Summit Bid Underway
Saturday, May 16, 1998 — Base Camp (17,500')

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Hello Mountain Zone this is Dave Mencin on the evening of the 16th here in Everest base camp. All members and all Sherpas now have moved up to camp II, what was an incredibly beautiful day, even a little bit on the hot side. Everybody is doing extremely well and snuggled in bed right now. The plan is to move to camp III tomorrow on the way to the summit. The weather so far does look good. The forecasts come in every 12 hours, and we'll keep you informed of the status of the guys on the mountain. Expect more in a few hours. Ciao.

David Mencin, Expedition Scientist

Latest Data From the South Col (May 16, '98):
Temperature: -21°C
Pressure: 11.27Kpascal
Wind: 30mph (NOTE: the wind meter is sheltered to not blow away, so the wind speed is not accurate at this time.)

This data is from weather probes designed and built by students at the MIT Media Lab and installed by Dave Mencin of the '98 E3 expedition. (http://www.everest.org/Everest/tech.html)


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