The Climb - Day 17
May 27 Summary

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The team was to do carry-forwards of gear up to Camp III today. Some did ... a few didn't. James, Shawn and Catherine needed to take another day to acclimatize, relax and re-energize. Last night, another group of 5 Alaskans came through the Summits Of Canada Team's camp after being forced to descend when they encountered 80 km/h winds up near Camp III and one of their members became badly dehydrated. Stephanie & Travis from the SOC team looked at them and administered what medical treatments they could and provided her with some electrolytes before the group continued descending to Base Camp for an emergency medical evacuation.

To date, 7 people have needed to leave the mountain for medical reasons. And although the SOC team of 11 members are also encountering and dealing with a number of difficulties, they are fairing relatively well, using good judgement and working well as a team to ensure safety comes first.