Greg, Robert and Marco break Maltese elevation record.

On Friday, the challenge8000 team slept at camp 2 at an elevation of 7,100metres, once again breaking the national elevation record. Camp 2 was reached after the team successfully climbed up the Ice Cliff which is considered the most technical part of the Cho Oyu expedition on the way to the summit.

Possibility of an early summit attempt.

On Thursday, the challenge8000 team will be leaving Advanced Base Camp, where they spent the last 2 nights, to move up to camp 1. They will sleep there and on Friday move to camp 2 for a night. On Saturday the team will go up to camp 3 but won't stay the night.

Wednesday was a day of rest for the challenge8000 team as they continue their acclimatisation period. According to team members, the acclimatisation process, though slow and trying, is going better than expected and there is the possibility of an early summit attempt, possibly as early as in 10 days time.

Cho Oyu expedition reaches 6,400metres

On Friday,the challenge8000 team managed to climb up to camp 1 at 6,400 metres and back down again to advanced base camp where they are spending the next 4 weeks of acclimatisation.  The progress of the expedition at the moment is still as per the original schedule.

At  5,700metres, advanced base camp is what they are currently calling home, a base where they rest after each acclimatization climb and take stock of their situation and progress. Moreover, this is the first time that a Maltese team is sleeping at that altitude and none of the team members has as yet reported any major issues of sickness.