T + 1: waiting for the weather window

Back in 2012, 150 climbers were queued at 25,000 feet on the Lhotse Face, ready to make their final push to summit Everest. That day, 16 of them died.

It’s a sobering thought. We’re in a similar, not-quite-as-life-threatening scenario. We’re not camped out in a so-called ‘death zone’, but we are waiting for our weather window. And, if we were to push ahead and swim now, we’d be facing 20mph winds and thick fog. We want to be safe.

So, our swim is now scheduled for 2.00am on Saturday. I’ll be checking in again with our boat pilot at 9.00am Friday for another update.

My carefully made salmon, chicken and meat paste sandwiches have been in and out of the fridge countless times, and my reduced to clear Waitrose sausage rolls are looking very sad at the moment, so please encourage and help us in our efforts to raise funds to kick-start a sports scholarship programme at Rosemead by …

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