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Carstensz Pyramid Expedition News September 2009.
Carstensz Pyramid Expedition News September 2009.
The Team Leader : Di Gilbert
Peter Ellis, Stuart Long, David Woodman, John Bates
16th Sep 100% SUCCESS RECORD REMAINS INTACT! – Di emailed in to say that all the team reached the summit of Carstensz Pyramid with clear blue skies and not a drop of rain to be seen. So despite the problems seen earlier in the trip with tribal conflicts blocking the route into the mountain, the team still managed to helicopter into base camp and bag the summit. Well done to all and have a safe journey back to the UK
8th Sep Di emailed in to say the team had all arrived in Jakarta without any problems. They have made a couple more flights and are now in Nabire. They are due to fly to Sugpa tomorrow morning. It’s been very hot and the team are looking forward to the slightly cooler weather at altitude.
5th Sep The team departed the UK today with the first of many flights in order to get to Carstensz BC over the next 3 days.
About Di Gilbert
Di Gilbert works full time as an Independent Mountaineering Instructor, based in the Cairngorm National Park. She has never had a proper job and it is unlikely that this will change now. Di has stood on the bottom of the world without falling off, she has stood on top of the world without suffering from vertigo, she has climbed the world's 7 summits and completed all 282 Munros.