Simone Moro Instagram – SUMMIT!!! for Alex and team who made it to the top of Manaslu in winter after 39 years since the first winter on that mountain. CONGRATULATIONS my friends!!!
I, instead, landed a little more than an hour ago in Kathmandu and before going to the hospital for the necessary investigations I decided to briefly to inform you about myself and the expedition. I am basically fine, I think I have an intestinal issue that has caused me uninterrupted dysentery for the last 3 days. These were the perfect days for the Manaslu summit attempt, the ones I had been awaiting for 5 years, the ones to which I made myself ready and strategically started using to go to the summit. Physical sickness was unforeseen, good weather un-postponable, dangers attached to a strong physical weakness un-avoidable.
I climbed with Alex Txicon and Chhepal Sherpa from 4850 meters to 5900 meters of Camp 1. Then ever slower I reached 6300 meters under an hour from Camp 2 but the constant dysentery attacks made me realize that I had to decide to return to base camp before the exposure to the camps and high altitude posed a serious problem for both me and the whole group. They tried to convince me saying they would wait for me at Camp 2 or 3 but I told them they absolutely had to exploit the window of exceptional good weather.
So they did and made it to the top of Manaslu in winter after 39 years since the first winter on that mountain.
I returned by myself to base camp and followed their, our ascent with joy. I am not used to getting sad or regretful about a piece of life that has different epilogues for my person. I am happy that I shared so many winters with Alex and that he went to the top on the perfect day we had courted and waited for.
Fate did not want me to be there, but for the whole team to accomplish the project. Fate also did not decide that I lost motivation… Another constructive goodbye to the Nepalese mountains and now I am waiting for Alex to celebrate with him and the whole team. | Posted on 06/Jan/2023 14:32:25
