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Island Peak and Classic Everest Trek 2012
Leader: Rob Smith
Rob and the team are now at base camp and plan to make their summit bid tomorrow leaving at 1am. Lee and Marie decided to head back to Chukkung and will wait for the rest of the team there.
The team arrived safely into Kathmandu on the 1st April and will make their final preparations before flying to Lukla to start their trek.
About Rob Smith
Rob has been climbing in remote locations around the world for 20 years, and has summited Mount Everest twice. Other 8000m expeditions include Cho Oyu, Makalu and Manaslu. He has climbed 6 of the world’s 7 summits and spent extensive time in Antarctica. In Antarctica he has climbed new routes and peaks, Mount Vinson multiple times, Mount Sidley and skied to the South Pole. For Adventure Peaks he has led trips to Kharut Pyramid, Mount Elbrus, Peak Lenin, Lhakpa Ri, Island Peak, Cho Oyu and Everest. He lives in Scotland, when not in other wild places and is also a qualified OffShore Medic.