Originally we had planned for an update today, the history which took place yesterday and today but an unscheduled update is worth it.
Last night gave us our Sirdar (As the local leader of an organization called the expedition) told that the Chinese will move this season fixed ropes on the mountain and ask any mountaineer, a fee of $ 150. Since the Cho Oyu is one of the technically simple 8000ern means the laying of ropes attaching possibly 2 x 200-meter rope. Thus, 150 USD a high price.
As Sepp said the Chinese liaison officer, we will post at this price, prefer to rope in the critical areas and will not use the Chinese ropes we were told it was ok, but the yaks, which we have to transport the equipment to require advanced base camp (ABC) were "tired" and can only carry 40 kilos instead of 60 kilos, will need two days to the ABC and the price will be charged per day but not per connector, and a day will cost 150 USD (Quote: "Yaks are very tired"). Of course, this should be the pressure to pay the price for the use of ropes, as Chinese yak drivers have a monopoly and thus the climber is no alternative. After repeated negotiations
one has agreed to $ 60 per climber for the use of fixed ropes to pay. In return, we promised to have the yaks now send to bed early so that they sleep and then carry it 60 kilos and the almost incredible distance of 700 meters the same day can travel. In this sense I wish
Have a nice weekend. We will contact you again when we are on tomorrow's ABC, and have power for our laptop.
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