Update 8
Australian Manaslu Expedition 2002
Update # 8
This report is current at 11 am (Sydney time) on May 10
Greg, Henri and Andrew arose at 3:30 this morning and set out for camp 2.
Geoff had climbed to Camp 1 on the previous day and then spent the afternoon lazing around (probably doing the housework) and reading to preserve his energy for the efforts required over the next few days.
It was a warm night but this morning it is overcast in contrast to the recent fine mornings.
The weather forecast for Everest (not very reliable for Manaslu but the best we can do and probably a bit behind Manaslu in time) shows winds at Everest summit of 16 to 19 m/sec (about 35 knots) and about 6 m/sec slower at Everest Camp 4 (8289 metres) for May 10 and 11. It is then forecast to rise to 28 m/sec (about 55 knots) at Everest summit on the morning of the 12th, declining to 15 m/sec that afternoon and then steadily declining to around 10 m/sec over the next few days. The Everest C4 wind speed are about 4 to 6 m/sec lower.
I expect the next report will be on Sunday night.
