[Val and I didn't coordinate notes so I'm sure there'ssome overlap if you're reading them from both of us.]
Again, this may be the last dispatch. Here's thelatest - Camp3 is again restricted before May 10 and now possibly ALLelectronics must be locked up. There are huge elections here on May 10and there could be changes in the government, at which point all NEWrestrictions could come into force. But the team leaders' best guess nowis that outgoing communications may be restricted to the point ofnon-existent. It's all up in the air and we're all just being asked toflow with it, although everyone - the leaders, the guides, the staff andof course the climbers are all frustrated but hoping for the best.
Not much else to report. We're up at Lobuche, at
about 16,000ft. We're trekking very slow, with a rest day after each day
of moving, so today some of us took a hike up toward Island Peak, in the valley between the back of Ama Dablam and Lhotse.
Hopefully the picture came thru – it's a snap of me in from of Lhotse.
There's a stomach bug going around the group, but onlylasts ~2days. I had it and stayed close to camp, but feel much betternow, although three other people are now ailing. It feels like foodpoisoning, but is getting passed around like a virus.
Also attached is a photo of Val and me with Phunuruand Pasang Rinji, our two personal Sherpas.
Monty
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