This year, access to Everest is severely restricted. The Chinese hope to run the Olympic torch up to the summit today, but in the meantime, the Nepalese side is heavily monitored, and the Tibetan side is "closed."
Listen to Dave Breashears talk about the Everest situation and its implications for the 2008 climbing season.
Meanwhile, Kenton, Sir Ran, and the rest of the crew hang out at Everest and play "the waiting game." Here's Kenton's latest dispatch:
"Just keeping you in the loop by saying that not much is happening. As you know China is trying to get the Olympic torch to the summit of Everest, and as such they have imposed a few restrictions on the south side. We are currently all sitting at BC waiting for the green light to climb higher."
"Ran, Rob and myself are all in BC and in good health. I climbed part way in the icefall yesterday with Mike Kobold which was good for streching the legs. We are hoping to reclimb to camp 1 in a few days but I'll keep you posted as we learn what happens on the north side."
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