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Ready to go Back Up the Mountain Saturday, April 17, 1999 — 6:52am (PST)
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Hello, it's Ed Viesturs reporting again on The Mountain Zone. It's the evening of April 17th, and we're ready to go back up the mountain. Veikka Gustaffson and I will leave Base Camp tomorrow morning to go to Camp I. It's only about a three or four-hour climb to get there and we'll have a long restful day there. The following day we'll have quite a long day to reach our Camp II at 22,900 feet. The day after, according to the weather we will plan to then move to Camp III at 24,700 feet and hopefully if everything goes well and luck is with us, we'll be going for the summit on the morning of the 21st.
So that's my report for now. Pretty simple, easy, plain, straightforward. We're looking forward to going back up and we'll call back tomorrow after we arrive at Camp I. Thanks for following, Ed Viesturs signing out.
— Ed Viesturs, Mountain Zone Correspondent
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