Dispatch 40: Sherpas Fixing Rope to the Balcony, 27,500 feet

Hey GreatOutdoors.com, this is Dave at Everest Base Camp and things are starting to move on the South Side. We heard a bunch more people summitted on the North Side today, sometimes we can get radio communications with guys on the North side. Sounds like they had a big day over there. We're laying the groundwork for our big days here. Couple of our stronger guys, Danaru, Tashi, went up to the South Col, they are sleeping up there tonight. And they are going to be working on fixing rope up to the Balcony, 27,500 feet, with Sherpas from a few other teams. And we're pretty confident they will get that done tomorrow. The weather has been improving a little bit every day. We've got a number of climbers at Camp II, Justin, Sophia, John, JF, Walter, Marcus and those guys are all in place to move up in the next few days and hopefully we'll be getting some summit bids. Myself, I'm going to rest another day or two down here and then start up. Things are looking good, we're all watching the forecast, and fidgeting with our gear trying to get it right. But looking forward to the next week or so. Talk to you soon.