EVEREST LIVE

Sunday, May 22, 2001

From: P.V. Scaturro
Expedition Leader
NFB 2001 Everest Expedition

6:00 PM Nepal Time, Camp 3

Today was a fabulous day! Currently our 13 climbers are sitting at almost 24,000 feet at Camp 3 overlooking the Himalayas. The sky is crystal clear and blue. There's no wind. It's almost 6PM and it's warm. We started this morning at 5:30 to go from Camp 2 to Camp 3. By 1PM, all members were in Camp 3, safe and sound. Jeff Evans wanted everyone to know that he got in before me! We actually did a really good job acting as a team. It was really, really heart-warming. A lot of climbers stayed behind to make sure everybody got in on time. Of course Chris and some others got in ahead of the rest but that worked out very well. The weather is, in a word, fabulous! It is good mountaineering weather. Tomorrow we plan on leaving Camp 3 at 5AM going up to Camp 4 hoping to get there by noon to rest and prepare for the summit attempt. The plan is to leave tomorrow night at 9PM to go for the summit attempt. We hope to get to the summit before 8AM or 9AM on the morning of the 24th.

That's about all from Camp 3. We can't say much more. It was a perfect day, a 10! Wish us all luck and thanks for your support.