At 8:30 pm Pakistan time (8:30 am MST on Dec. 27)  Don phoned to tell us that he, Artur, and Robert had reached Camp 1 on Broad Peak (approximately 5600+ meters).  The team will be spending the night in Camp 1 and then, weather permitting, hoped to continue up the mountain to set ropes to Camp 2. "There is not much snow, but a lot of ice and rock." As they were settling in for a nights rest, Don said, "Our stomachs are full....of sauerkraut and kielbasa.... ....that's what one eats when climbing with Polish climbers. And, we are all in  really good spirits."

First Day at Base Camp from Calpinist.com on Vimeo.

Artur Hajzer: Aproaching Broad Peak from Calpinist.com on Vimeo.

For those of you who receive our dispatch announcements via email, we once again apologize for sending out some of Don's old dispatches along with Don's first dispatch from Broad Peak.  We thought the problem with our automated system, Feedburner, was fixed, but apparently not.  Therefore, we have dismantled it and will be sending out future dispatches with a new system. Watch for Don's latest dispatch coming up soon!