That afternoon, Frank gathered the men together to go over the details of the climb. He sat down with his Sherpa team flanked beside him and went over the list of team assignments once again and informed them of his intention of replacing Sangye.
“Okay, this is how things are going to go next week. Your Sherpa guides will arrange for your O2 to be brought up to Camps 2 and 3 this weekend. Leave a couple bottles down here with you, though, just in case. Next, the forecast for Tuesday through Saturday looks favorable for our first two acclimatization climbs to Camps 1 and 2. We’ll all be going up at the same time on them. Now these hikes are going to take us over and through the Khumbu Ice Fall. They are not to be taken lightly. In fact, outside of the last 800 meters of this mountain, the
