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We are putting a little bit of fat back on the body at 21,000 feet where the air is not, I repeat, it is not thick, but it feels thick to us. It is really good to be down here and be off bottled oxygen. We are just looking forward to a wonderful evening of sleep and we'll soon be getting down to Base Camp; we are going to shoot for that tomorrow. We had three Sherpas summit, as you've probably already heard. We're very happy, pleased with them for actually topping out. We're looking forward to another death-defying descent through the Icefall for the very last time tomorrow. So stand by kids and we'll give you a blow by blow. Oh, for those who want to know, the oxygen stats: we're averaging without bottle oxygen [Unintelligible] 67 and a pulse with 97. So that is one of those things you can put in your pipe and smoke it. This is Vernon at Camp II where we're never blue and sucking on oxygen the real way and makes us feel happy through and through. Ciao for now. — Vern Tejas, Alpine Ascents International Guide and MountainZone.com Correspondent |
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