ABC (Advanced Base Camp) 5550 mt. 21/09/2010
After 5 days at altitude we returned to our small little village of tents, the narrow, high-altitude tents after a few days make you dream of the "comfortable" accommodations at the base camp. Many new and not all beautiful, 18 and 19 have completed the move to a larger proportion of C1 near the Basques to 6,100 m altitude. In total we have twelve return loads like mules, excuse me, as Yak, to bring all the material that the bearers were Tibetan left on the moraine at the edge of the glacier. The next day we got to ski with skins feet, under a blazing sun, accompanied by avalanches coming down continuously from Chantz (7,500 mt.) Up to an altitude of 6,600 meters. just below the North Col, where we had to install a tent and sleeping. Gianluca, already accused by a few days a slight but annoying circle to the head that prevented him from keeping up with Francis, who is currently the most in form and always in front to make the track, the old man was closely followed by a bit ' Suddenly slow ..., Gianluca began to suffer symptoms of a cerebral edema (difficulty speaking, paralysis of the cheek and the small lip, and difficulty in moving arms) and I immediately understood the gravity of the situation (this is the edema that 4 assists). Francis pulled from his bag the chemist, broke a phial of Soldesan administered under the tongue and one tablet of Adalat. Having recovered a little we went to snow skis often, since in the meantime had reached the fog and it was difficult to follow the track uphill. Francis (commendable) has also taken the backpack Gianluca and in less than two hours we were back to C1. Francis called a doctor friend in Italy (Maurizio Fasano) avid mountain that has prescribed the most suitable treatment. Sleepless night for all and in the early morning today in 5 hours we went to 'ABC. Gianluca is currently getting better and walks with her oxygen tank, sleep with oxygen. Tomorrow morning, accompanied by our assistant cook Pasan to Rongbuk and come in two days will be in Kathmandu. After a cerebral edema is almost impossible to go back to these shares. Gianluca was a very good friend of shipping, always available, has worked with great perseverance and was also good company, always ready to joke with irony. For him, the regret remains that certainly could have had more satisfaction from this adventure.
Thanks Gianluca soon.
Edmond
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