Mount Elbrus — Europe’s highest peak in the Russian Caucasus range — had its first fatalities of 2006. Seven people have been reported dead and four others missing, according to Italian news agency ANSA. The climbers were part of a group of eight Russians and four Ukrainian mountaineers attempting to reach the summit May 9. One of the survivors managed to alert the support crew.
On Everest, two teams or members of two teams are reported to have topped out via the North route. American climbers, John Bagnulo and David Wats made it, as did Georgian (republic) climber Bidzina Gurdzhabidze also on the North side. Teams arte reported all over ther mountain in various stages of attempting their routes.
Weather forecasts for the big mountain are relatively benign with any storms scheduled for the next week or so, staying below 7500 meters. The monsoon has been late this year, but will become a factor late in the month and into early June. As I write this it’s reported 37 degrees F on the summit (it will go sub zero overnight) with winds at four mph.
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